Triple
T100460
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
E2027
|
entity |
| Predicate | employed |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the Unix operating system and the B programming language, and for his foundational contributions to modern computing.
|
E31846
|
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: Ken Thompson | Statement: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Ken Thompson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Thompson Context triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Ken Thompson]
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A.
Dennis Ritchie
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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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
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E.
Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
- 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: Ken Thompson Triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, employed, Ken Thompson]
Generated description
Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the Unix operating system and the B programming language, and for his foundational contributions to modern computing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Thompson Target entity description: Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the Unix operating system and the B programming language, and for his foundational contributions to modern computing.
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A.
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer best known as the creator and principal developer of the Linux kernel, the core of the widely used Linux operating system.
-
E.
Alan Emtage
Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
- 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_69a36ceb0244819092fdbbd095804b83 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a36d44f0e881909c1e96cb2c217ece |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a36e7310ec8190a688b29338306cec |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.