Triple
T18651556
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zebra Technologies |
E455951
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edward Kaplan
Edward Kaplan is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Zebra Technologies, a leading provider of barcode printing and data capture solutions.
|
E1385421
|
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: Edward Kaplan | Statement: [Zebra Technologies, foundedBy, Edward Kaplan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Kaplan Context triple: [Zebra Technologies, foundedBy, Edward Kaplan]
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A.
Bradley J. Kaplan
Bradley J. Kaplan is a film producer best known for his work on independent features such as the romantic comedy "Kissing Jessica Stein."
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B.
Neil Kaplan
Neil Kaplan is an American voice actor best known for portraying heroic characters in animation and video games, including Optimus Prime in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" series.
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C.
Saul Kaplan
Saul Kaplan, better known as Saul Chaplin, was an American composer, arranger, and film music director renowned for his work on classic Hollywood musicals.
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D.
Aaron Kaplan
Aaron Kaplan is a television producer and executive known for developing and overseeing numerous network and cable series through his production company.
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E.
Greg Kaplan
Greg Kaplan is an economist known for his research on household heterogeneity, consumption, and macroeconomic policy, and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic modeling.
- 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: Edward Kaplan Triple: [Zebra Technologies, foundedBy, Edward Kaplan]
Generated description
Edward Kaplan is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Zebra Technologies, a leading provider of barcode printing and data capture solutions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Kaplan Target entity description: Edward Kaplan is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Zebra Technologies, a leading provider of barcode printing and data capture solutions.
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A.
Bradley J. Kaplan
Bradley J. Kaplan is a film producer best known for his work on independent features such as the romantic comedy "Kissing Jessica Stein."
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B.
Neil Kaplan
Neil Kaplan is an American voice actor best known for portraying heroic characters in animation and video games, including Optimus Prime in the "Transformers: Robots in Disguise" series.
-
C.
Saul Kaplan
Saul Kaplan, better known as Saul Chaplin, was an American composer, arranger, and film music director renowned for his work on classic Hollywood musicals.
-
D.
Aaron Kaplan
Aaron Kaplan is a television producer and executive known for developing and overseeing numerous network and cable series through his production company.
-
E.
Greg Kaplan
Greg Kaplan is an economist known for his research on household heterogeneity, consumption, and macroeconomic policy, and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic modeling.
- 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_69d8d38ea1e88190997e9b231190ba6f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e55011a8208190acf5e6f69a441043 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a075ef474d48190a781d81f02ec4886 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a076088e1008190bc21398053607d24 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 6:06 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0760e165b88190bf8d7712b073cdd8 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 6:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:47 a.m.