Triple
T121681
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xerox Alto user interface |
E2458
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Star user interface
The Star user interface was Xerox’s pioneering graphical user interface that introduced concepts like icons, windows, and desktop metaphors, heavily influencing later systems such as the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
|
E13593
|
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: Star user interface | Statement: [Xerox Alto user interface, influenced, Star user interface]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star user interface Context triple: [Xerox Alto user interface, influenced, Star user interface]
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A.
Surface
Surface is Microsoft's line of touchscreen-based personal computing devices, including laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 hybrids.
-
B.
Edge
Edge is Microsoft’s modern web browser designed to be fast, secure, and integrated with the Windows ecosystem and Microsoft services.
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C.
Axis
Axis refers to the World War II military coalition of Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies that opposed the Allied powers.
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D.
B Reactor
B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
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E.
Shuar
Shuar is an indigenous language of the Jivaroan family spoken by the Shuar people primarily in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- 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: Star user interface Triple: [Xerox Alto user interface, influenced, Star user interface]
Generated description
The Star user interface was Xerox’s pioneering graphical user interface that introduced concepts like icons, windows, and desktop metaphors, heavily influencing later systems such as the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Star user interface Target entity description: The Star user interface was Xerox’s pioneering graphical user interface that introduced concepts like icons, windows, and desktop metaphors, heavily influencing later systems such as the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
-
A.
Surface
Surface is Microsoft's line of touchscreen-based personal computing devices, including laptops, tablets, and 2-in-1 hybrids.
-
B.
Edge
Edge is Microsoft’s modern web browser designed to be fast, secure, and integrated with the Windows ecosystem and Microsoft services.
-
C.
Axis
Axis refers to the World War II military coalition of Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies that opposed the Allied powers.
-
D.
B Reactor
B Reactor is the world’s first full-scale plutonium production reactor, built during the Manhattan Project at the Hanford Site in Washington State.
-
E.
Shuar
Shuar is an indigenous language of the Jivaroan family spoken by the Shuar people primarily in the Amazonian regions of Ecuador and Peru.
- 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_69a2506c5428819085c28a8884790e29 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25739ef28819093f3f0e6bb670201 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2982221b48190a9f3ebc306cf4359 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2989abd3881908a5832f1a0014014 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a299c2e0a8819084ebe0f257653075 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:24 a.m.