Triple
T100459
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
E2027
|
entity |
| Predicate | employed |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
|
E31222
|
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: Dennis Ritchie | Statement: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Dennis Ritchie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Ritchie Context triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Dennis Ritchie]
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A.
Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist best known for creating several influential programming languages, including Pascal, Modula, and Oberon, and for his pioneering work in software engineering and programming language design.
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B.
Donald E. Knuth
Donald E. Knuth is an American computer scientist renowned for founding the rigorous analysis of algorithms and authoring the seminal multi-volume work "The Art of Computer Programming."
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C.
Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis was an American computer scientist and educator renowned for his pioneering work in programming languages and for being the first recipient of the Turing Award.
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D.
Alan Kay
Alan Kay is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work on object-oriented programming and the development of the graphical user interface.
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E.
Eric Raymond
Eric Raymond is an American software developer, open-source advocate, and author best known for his influential essay collection "The Cathedral and the Bazaar," which helped popularize and legitimize the open-source software movement.
- 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: Dennis Ritchie Triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Dennis Ritchie]
Generated description
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Ritchie Target entity description: Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
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A.
Niklaus Wirth
Niklaus Wirth is a Swiss computer scientist best known for creating several influential programming languages, including Pascal, Modula, and Oberon, and for his pioneering work in software engineering and programming language design.
-
B.
Donald E. Knuth
Donald E. Knuth is an American computer scientist renowned for founding the rigorous analysis of algorithms and authoring the seminal multi-volume work "The Art of Computer Programming."
-
C.
Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis was an American computer scientist and educator renowned for his pioneering work in programming languages and for being the first recipient of the Turing Award.
-
D.
Alan Kay
Alan Kay is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work on object-oriented programming and the development of the graphical user interface.
-
E.
Eric Raymond
Eric Raymond is an American software developer, open-source advocate, and author best known for his influential essay collection "The Cathedral and the Bazaar," which helped popularize and legitimize the open-source software movement.
- 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_69a24d4862f881908cc8b89d3a78031d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ff1a8cc8190843d4c6807cebd09 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3695568dc8190866b84f839136eb8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a369d2b56c8190a6381b2da3e42e18 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a36a9f31408190b8f0e8273ff3a298 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:22 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.