Triple
T9029229
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bernard Ebbers |
E216126
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ebbers
Ebbers is the surname of Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom who became widely known for his role in one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. history.
|
E773501
|
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: Ebbers | Statement: [Bernard Ebbers, familyName, Ebbers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ebbers Context triple: [Bernard Ebbers, familyName, Ebbers]
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A.
Siebert
Siebert is a surname most notably associated with Sonny Siebert, an American Major League Baseball pitcher active in the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Eberstein
Eberstein is a German surname most notably associated with August Eberstein, a co-founder of the Montblanc pen company.
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C.
Erdman
Erdman is a masculine given name most notably borne by Disney story artist and screenwriter Erdman Penner.
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D.
Jerold
Jerold is the full given first name of American college basketball coach Jay Wright.
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E.
Daboll
Daboll is a surname most prominently associated with Brian Daboll, a professional American football coach in the National Football League.
- 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: Ebbers Triple: [Bernard Ebbers, familyName, Ebbers]
Generated description
Ebbers is the surname of Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom who became widely known for his role in one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ebbers Target entity description: Ebbers is the surname of Bernard Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom who became widely known for his role in one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. history.
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A.
Siebert
Siebert is a surname most notably associated with Sonny Siebert, an American Major League Baseball pitcher active in the 1960s and 1970s.
-
B.
Eberstein
Eberstein is a German surname most notably associated with August Eberstein, a co-founder of the Montblanc pen company.
-
C.
Erdman
Erdman is a masculine given name most notably borne by Disney story artist and screenwriter Erdman Penner.
-
D.
Jerold
Jerold is the full given first name of American college basketball coach Jay Wright.
-
E.
Daboll
Daboll is a surname most prominently associated with Brian Daboll, a professional American football coach in the National Football League.
- 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_69ca83a5fa88819088144801b4dd7245 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6a9bcb508190b58751f1772407d4 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfdbc289648190834031537c8ce130 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfde57a18c8190b4b8c8d2f521bd2c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfdec619d081909fd6b268f4ce06b9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:08 p.m.