Triple

T24726758
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wyly family E618174 entity
Predicate knownForCompanyInvolvement P152330 FINISHED
Object Sterling Software
Sterling Software was a prominent American software company, particularly noted for its rapid growth through acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s under the leadership of the Wyly family.
 E1647707 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Sterling Software | Statement: [Wyly family, knownForCompanyInvolvement, Sterling Software]
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: Sterling Software
Triple: [Wyly family, knownForCompanyInvolvement, Sterling Software]
Generated description
Sterling Software was a prominent American software company, particularly noted for its rapid growth through acquisitions in the 1980s and 1990s under the leadership of the Wyly family.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target predicate: knownForCompanyInvolvement
Context triple: [Wyly family, knownForCompanyInvolvement, Sterling Software]
  • A. hasBeenInvolvedIn
    Indicates that an entity has participated in, taken part in, or been connected to a particular event, activity, or situation.
  • B. associatedCompanyKnownFor chosen
    Indicates that a company linked to an entity is recognized or notable for a particular product, service, activity, or characteristic.
  • C. associatedCompanyNotableRole
    Indicates that an entity has a notable role or position in a specified associated company.
  • D. involvedInWork
    Indicates that an entity participates in, contributes to, or is otherwise engaged in a particular work, project, or activity.
  • E. oftenInvolvedWith
    Indicates that one entity frequently participates in or is commonly associated with activities, events, or situations involving another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69e2fab772608190b74163751047ff50 completed April 18, 2026, 3:29 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f44a417a58819081777e18dda149fd completed May 1, 2026, 6:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a10101c96fc8190a55c5ce348455541 completed May 22, 2026, 8:13 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a10136e15dc81908478704742d7c95e completed May 22, 2026, 8:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a10145c05c88190a29367197865506c completed May 22, 2026, 8:31 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69f442a977b08190b44eac040cb90211 completed May 1, 2026, 6:05 a.m.
Created at: April 18, 2026, 3:59 a.m.