Triple
T1377537
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Kay |
E29258
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David C. Evans
David C. Evans was a pioneering American computer scientist and influential academic mentor known for his foundational contributions to computer graphics and systems research, including co-founding Evans & Sutherland.
|
E284900
|
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: David C. Evans | Statement: [Alan Kay, doctoralAdvisor, David C. Evans]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David C. Evans Context triple: [Alan Kay, doctoralAdvisor, David C. Evans]
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A.
David A. Evans
David A. Evans was a highly influential American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and the development of the Evans aldol reaction.
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B.
David Howell Evans
David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Irish rock band U2, renowned for his distinctive, effects-driven playing style.
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C.
David R. Francis
David R. Francis was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of St. Louis, governor of Missouri, and U.S. ambassador to Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Mark W. Everson
Mark W. Everson is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the George W. Bush administration.
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E.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
- 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: David C. Evans Triple: [Alan Kay, doctoralAdvisor, David C. Evans]
Generated description
David C. Evans was a pioneering American computer scientist and influential academic mentor known for his foundational contributions to computer graphics and systems research, including co-founding Evans & Sutherland.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David C. Evans Target entity description: David C. Evans was a pioneering American computer scientist and influential academic mentor known for his foundational contributions to computer graphics and systems research, including co-founding Evans & Sutherland.
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A.
David A. Evans
David A. Evans was a highly influential American organic chemist renowned for his pioneering work in asymmetric synthesis and the development of the Evans aldol reaction.
-
B.
David Howell Evans
David Howell Evans, better known as The Edge, is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the Irish rock band U2, renowned for his distinctive, effects-driven playing style.
-
C.
David R. Francis
David R. Francis was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of St. Louis, governor of Missouri, and U.S. ambassador to Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Mark W. Everson
Mark W. Everson is an American public official who served as the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) during the George W. Bush administration.
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E.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
- 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_69a498d883a48190bfdca525296ef7ee |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3173548819082aec7c1af9c577c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af903825d881909c3f2ec2c307019d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af944a9cd481908693706d7601c5a1 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af94801ae88190b41ac27660674506 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.