Triple
T9837714
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Orbital Sciences Corporation |
E239144
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bruce Ferguson
Bruce Ferguson is an entrepreneur and business leader best known for co-founding the aerospace company Orbital Sciences Corporation.
|
E824044
|
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: Bruce Ferguson | Statement: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, Bruce Ferguson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Ferguson Context triple: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, Bruce Ferguson]
-
A.
Bruce Ferguson
Bruce Ferguson was a senior Australian Army officer best known for commanding Commonwealth forces during the Korean War, including at the Battle of Kapyong.
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B.
Keith Ferguson
Keith Ferguson was an American blues and rock bassist best known for his work with the Texas band The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
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C.
Paul Ferguson
Paul Ferguson is an English drummer best known as a founding member of the post-punk band Killing Joke.
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D.
Blake Ferguson
Blake Ferguson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer known for his powerful running and try-scoring ability in the NRL and for representing New South Wales and Australia.
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E.
Alan Ferguson
Alan Ferguson is an American music video director known for his work with prominent artists across R&B, pop, and rock.
- 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: Bruce Ferguson Triple: [Orbital Sciences Corporation, foundedBy, Bruce Ferguson]
Generated description
Bruce Ferguson is an entrepreneur and business leader best known for co-founding the aerospace company Orbital Sciences Corporation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Ferguson Target entity description: Bruce Ferguson is an entrepreneur and business leader best known for co-founding the aerospace company Orbital Sciences Corporation.
-
A.
Bruce Ferguson
Bruce Ferguson was a senior Australian Army officer best known for commanding Commonwealth forces during the Korean War, including at the Battle of Kapyong.
-
B.
Keith Ferguson
Keith Ferguson was an American blues and rock bassist best known for his work with the Texas band The Fabulous Thunderbirds.
-
C.
Paul Ferguson
Paul Ferguson is an English drummer best known as a founding member of the post-punk band Killing Joke.
-
D.
Blake Ferguson
Blake Ferguson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer known for his powerful running and try-scoring ability in the NRL and for representing New South Wales and Australia.
-
E.
Alan Ferguson
Alan Ferguson is an American music video director known for his work with prominent artists across R&B, pop, and rock.
- 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_69ca84e314108190978324a4bdb959f8 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb347ff4c81908c312548a25bae71 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1d5d145ac8190ad10a4328216ef54 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1d6bb23cc81909efbeccf147018e8 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:27 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1d726e58c819090135d1ff275d2d8 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 3:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:33 p.m.