Triple
T7930890
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nest Labs |
E184185
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tony Fadell
Tony Fadell is an American engineer, designer, and entrepreneur best known as a key creator of the iPod and iPhone and a pioneer in modern smart home technology.
|
E697105
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Tony Fadell | Statement: [Nest Labs, foundedBy, Tony Fadell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Fadell Context triple: [Nest Labs, foundedBy, Tony Fadell]
-
A.
Jonathan Ive
Jonathan Ive is a British industrial designer best known for leading the design of many of Apple’s iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and iPad, while serving as the company’s Chief Design Officer.
-
B.
Martin Eberhard
Martin Eberhard is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the electric vehicle company Tesla.
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C.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is an American electronics engineer and programmer best known as the co-founder and technical mastermind behind the early Apple computers that helped launch the personal computing revolution.
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D.
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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E.
Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the Segway and numerous medical technologies, and for founding the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Tony Fadell Triple: [Nest Labs, foundedBy, Tony Fadell]
Generated description
Tony Fadell is an American engineer, designer, and entrepreneur best known as a key creator of the iPod and iPhone and a pioneer in modern smart home technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tony Fadell Target entity description: Tony Fadell is an American engineer, designer, and entrepreneur best known as a key creator of the iPod and iPhone and a pioneer in modern smart home technology.
-
A.
Jonathan Ive
Jonathan Ive is a British industrial designer best known for leading the design of many of Apple’s iconic products, including the iMac, iPhone, and iPad, while serving as the company’s Chief Design Officer.
-
B.
Martin Eberhard
Martin Eberhard is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the electric vehicle company Tesla.
-
C.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is an American electronics engineer and programmer best known as the co-founder and technical mastermind behind the early Apple computers that helped launch the personal computing revolution.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen is an American inventor and entrepreneur best known for creating the Segway and numerous medical technologies, and for founding the FIRST robotics competition to inspire young people in science and engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ca8290c21c8190906a5ca6fe2b03c4 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb3accc388819087065ebe7d5d9591 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5c01602081908ea1af24785260ff |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5f22f89c8190a98208bf096a2427 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb76d2dff8819085ad9e10baad1537 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:07 p.m.