Triple
T542337
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sun Microsystems |
E12656
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Scott McNealy |
E71696
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Scott McNealy | Statement: [Sun Microsystems, keyPerson, Scott McNealy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott McNealy Context triple: [Sun Microsystems, keyPerson, Scott McNealy]
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A.
Scott McNealy
chosen
Scott McNealy is an American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, known for his outspoken leadership in the tech industry and advocacy of open systems.
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B.
Mitchell Kapor
Mitchell Kapor is an American entrepreneur and software pioneer best known for founding Lotus Development Corporation and co-creating the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet, as well as for his philanthropy and advocacy in technology and civil liberties.
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C.
Andy Bechtolsheim
Andy Bechtolsheim is a German-born electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google.
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D.
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American engineer, billionaire venture capitalist, and co-founder of Sun Microsystems known for his influential role in Silicon Valley and early-stage technology investing.
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E.
Pat Gelsinger
Pat Gelsinger is an American engineer and technology executive who serves as the CEO of Intel and is known for leading the company’s strategic and manufacturing turnaround efforts.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49861195081909540eaf402a5401a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a501bb88f88190b1de92ca77606d2f |
completed | March 2, 2026, 3:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.