Triple

T26870594

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ascot Partners	`E676599`	entity
Predicate	usedCustodianOrBroker	`P9985`	FINISHED
Object	Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was the brokerage and investment firm founded by Bernard Madoff that served as the primary vehicle for his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.	`E172262`	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: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC | Statement: [Ascot Partners, usedCustodianOrBroker, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC]

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: Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
Triple: [Ascot Partners, usedCustodianOrBroker, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC]

Generated description

Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was the brokerage and investment firm founded by Bernard Madoff that served as the primary vehicle for his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target predicate: usedCustodianOrBroker
Context triple: [Ascot Partners, usedCustodianOrBroker, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC]

A. usedByAgency
Indicates that something (such as a resource, tool, or service) is utilized or employed by an agency.
B. builtOnBehalfOf
Indicates that something was constructed or created by one party acting as a representative or agent for another party.
C. acceptedOnBehalfOf
Indicates that one party formally accepts something (such as an offer, agreement, or responsibility) while acting as a representative or proxy for another party.
D. usedForTrading
Indicates that one entity serves as a medium, instrument, or item exchanged in commercial or barter transactions involving another entity.
E. brokeredBy chosen
Indicates that an intermediary agent or organization arranged, facilitated, or negotiated the relationship, transaction, or agreement between the involved entities.
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_69eee9ba94bc8190b44c5d4397d04ecd`	completed	April 27, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69f63fd6c68481908c542aa03e297b9c`	completed	May 2, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a129c8309b88190b5bb994dc4d6867f`	completed	May 24, 2026, 6:36 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a129cf328c88190a80edf3b64ff507d`	completed	May 24, 2026, 6:38 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a129d4d9e448190b5459d8260c0c701`	completed	May 24, 2026, 6:40 a.m.
PD	Predicate disambiguation	`batch_69f63c663be481908f233d25d28713a4`	completed	May 2, 2026, 6:03 p.m.

Created at: April 27, 2026, 5:32 a.m.