Triple
T1413057
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken Thompson |
E31846
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper
"Reflections on Trusting Trust" is Ken Thompson’s influential 1984 Turing Award lecture and paper that exposed how a compiler could be maliciously modified to invisibly insert security vulnerabilities, fundamentally shaping thinking about software trust and supply-chain security.
|
E162094
|
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: the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper | Statement: [Ken Thompson, knownFor, the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper Context triple: [Ken Thompson, knownFor, the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper]
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A.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a highly influential essay and book on open-source software development that contrasts centralized, top-down programming models with decentralized, collaborative approaches.
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B.
The Essence of Security
"The Essence of Security" is a book by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara that outlines his views on national security, nuclear strategy, and defense policy during the Cold War.
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C.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
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D.
New Directions in Cryptography
New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
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E.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
The New Hacker's Dictionary is a comprehensive lexicon and cultural guide to hacker slang, folklore, and traditions, compiled and edited by Eric S. Raymond.
- 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: the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper Triple: [Ken Thompson, knownFor, the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper]
Generated description
"Reflections on Trusting Trust" is Ken Thompson’s influential 1984 Turing Award lecture and paper that exposed how a compiler could be maliciously modified to invisibly insert security vulnerabilities, fundamentally shaping thinking about software trust and supply-chain security.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the "Reflections on Trusting Trust" lecture and paper Target entity description: "Reflections on Trusting Trust" is Ken Thompson’s influential 1984 Turing Award lecture and paper that exposed how a compiler could be maliciously modified to invisibly insert security vulnerabilities, fundamentally shaping thinking about software trust and supply-chain security.
-
A.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a highly influential essay and book on open-source software development that contrasts centralized, top-down programming models with decentralized, collaborative approaches.
-
B.
The Essence of Security
"The Essence of Security" is a book by former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara that outlines his views on national security, nuclear strategy, and defense policy during the Cold War.
-
C.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
-
D.
New Directions in Cryptography
New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
-
E.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
The New Hacker's Dictionary is a comprehensive lexicon and cultural guide to hacker slang, folklore, and traditions, compiled and edited by Eric S. Raymond.
- 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_69a49919a994819086528951bc224775 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c3e476f08190aed1576805c62462 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace57ec2d88190b06d0f20e3b52462 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace5fc91d081909b33009d06a38616 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace6c10f54819089a4afcf49ef894f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.