Triple
T20451119
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Palo Alto Networks |
E501651
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carl Eschenbach
Carl Eschenbach is a technology executive and venture capitalist best known for his leadership roles at VMware and Sequoia Capital, as well as co-founding the cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.
|
E1430944
|
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: Carl Eschenbach | Statement: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Carl Eschenbach]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Eschenbach Context triple: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Carl Eschenbach]
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A.
Carl Hagen
Carl Hagen is an American theoretical physicist known for his role in developing the mechanism that predicted the Higgs boson and for contributions to quantum field theory.
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B.
Robert Sauer
Robert Sauer was a German mathematician known for his contributions to geometry and for his academic leadership in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Charles Seiler
Charles Seiler is a distinguished member of the Seiler family, recognized for his notable contributions and prominence within the family's legacy.
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D.
George Siegmann
George Siegmann was an American silent film actor known for his powerful character roles, including a prominent part in D.W. Griffith’s landmark film "The Birth of a Nation."
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E.
Carl Wunsch
Carl Wunsch is an American physical oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in ocean circulation, climate dynamics, and the use of inverse methods in geophysical research.
- 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: Carl Eschenbach Triple: [Palo Alto Networks, foundedBy, Carl Eschenbach]
Generated description
Carl Eschenbach is a technology executive and venture capitalist best known for his leadership roles at VMware and Sequoia Capital, as well as co-founding the cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carl Eschenbach Target entity description: Carl Eschenbach is a technology executive and venture capitalist best known for his leadership roles at VMware and Sequoia Capital, as well as co-founding the cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks.
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A.
Carl Hagen
Carl Hagen is an American theoretical physicist known for his role in developing the mechanism that predicted the Higgs boson and for contributions to quantum field theory.
-
B.
Robert Sauer
Robert Sauer was a German mathematician known for his contributions to geometry and for his academic leadership in the mid-20th century.
-
C.
Charles Seiler
Charles Seiler is a distinguished member of the Seiler family, recognized for his notable contributions and prominence within the family's legacy.
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D.
George Siegmann
George Siegmann was an American silent film actor known for his powerful character roles, including a prominent part in D.W. Griffith’s landmark film "The Birth of a Nation."
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E.
Carl Wunsch
Carl Wunsch is an American physical oceanographer renowned for his pioneering work in ocean circulation, climate dynamics, and the use of inverse methods in geophysical research.
- 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_69e0b4ac0a1c81908845d0f8a56abce8 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e68d0145d881908587b56c52aeea09 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08840acbb881909f91f98b5ef793db |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0884e34df48190bdd70c346899e9cf |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0885b207788190b37d0e78277c9dda |
completed | May 16, 2026, 2:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:32 a.m.