Triple

T15563986
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. E371069 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object John F. Thompson
John F. Thompson is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive best known for founding the DNA sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
E1310456 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: John F. Thompson | Statement: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., foundedBy, John F. Thompson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Thompson
Context triple: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., foundedBy, John F. Thompson]
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • C. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • D. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
  • E. John T. Thompson
    John T. Thompson was an American Army officer and firearms designer best known for creating the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely used in both law enforcement and military contexts in the early 20th century.
  • 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: John F. Thompson
Triple: [Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc., foundedBy, John F. Thompson]
Generated description
John F. Thompson is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive best known for founding the DNA sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Thompson
Target entity description: John F. Thompson is an entrepreneur and biotechnology executive best known for founding the DNA sequencing company Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.
  • A. William J. Thompson
    William J. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Harleigh Cemetery, recognized enough in life or public memory to be listed among its distinguished burials.
  • B. William C. Thompson
    William C. Thompson was an American cinematographer best known for his work on low-budget genre films, including several directed by Ed Wood.
  • C. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an American arts administrator best known for leading the development and long-term growth of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) into a major contemporary art institution.
  • D. Joseph C. Thompson
    Joseph C. Thompson is an individual whose specific public role or notability cannot be determined from the given information alone.
  • E. John T. Thompson
    John T. Thompson was an American Army officer and firearms designer best known for creating the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely used in both law enforcement and military contexts in the early 20th century.
  • 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_69d85cc6cf40819091f4a5facee1ebe6 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04ddc66448190948280fb0c8d390c completed April 16, 2026, 2:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0397e71ec481909dabe3c945affb37 completed May 12, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0399364d988190a457415c9c64a68d completed May 12, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0399e221308190988e728b9efb0141 completed May 12, 2026, 9:21 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.