Triple

T816887
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject MySQL E17668 entity
Predicate creator P184 FINISHED
Object Michael Widenius
Michael Widenius is a Finnish software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the original developer of the MySQL relational database and later the founder of MariaDB.
E97105 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: Michael Widenius | Statement: [MySQL, creator, Michael Widenius]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Widenius
Context triple: [MySQL, creator, Michael Widenius]
  • A. Linus Torvalds
    Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
  • B. Niklas Zennström
    Niklas Zennström is a Swedish entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known for co-founding the internet communications company Skype.
  • C. Janus Friis
    Janus Friis is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the internet communications platform Skype.
  • D. Leonard Bosack
    Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
  • E. Anders Hejlsberg
    Anders Hejlsberg is a Danish software engineer best known for designing influential programming languages and development tools, including Turbo Pascal, Delphi, and later leading the design of C# and TypeScript at Microsoft.
  • 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: Michael Widenius
Triple: [MySQL, creator, Michael Widenius]
Generated description
Michael Widenius is a Finnish software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the original developer of the MySQL relational database and later the founder of MariaDB.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Widenius
Target entity description: Michael Widenius is a Finnish software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the original developer of the MySQL relational database and later the founder of MariaDB.
  • A. Linus Torvalds
    Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
  • B. Niklas Zennström
    Niklas Zennström is a Swedish entrepreneur and venture capitalist best known for co-founding the internet communications company Skype.
  • C. Janus Friis
    Janus Friis is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the internet communications platform Skype.
  • D. Leonard Bosack
    Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
  • E. Anders Hejlsberg
    Anders Hejlsberg is a Danish software engineer best known for designing influential programming languages and development tools, including Turbo Pascal, Delphi, and later leading the design of C# and TypeScript at Microsoft.
  • 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_69a4937bcaac8190a322524ac6f45a5a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ab621d2c819083f10bff4f66c482 completed March 1, 2026, 9:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a76d8d1a448190be8494fa2776615a completed March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a78bd0a1d48190907434a17853dfb1 completed March 4, 2026, 1:33 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a78c3a57d88190a994ed44bcb2d8d1 completed March 4, 2026, 1:34 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.