Triple
T1413068
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ken Thompson |
E31846
|
entity |
| Predicate | coCreatorOf |
P806
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs as a successor to Unix, emphasizing a unified file-oriented approach to all system resources.
|
E162097
|
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: Plan 9 from Bell Labs | Statement: [Ken Thompson, coCreatorOf, Plan 9 from Bell Labs]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plan 9 from Bell Labs Context triple: [Ken Thompson, coCreatorOf, Plan 9 from Bell Labs]
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A.
GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
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B.
Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
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C.
UCSD p-System
UCSD p-System is a portable operating system and programming environment based on the Pascal language and p-code virtual machine, widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s across multiple hardware platforms.
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D.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
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E.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
- 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: Plan 9 from Bell Labs Triple: [Ken Thompson, coCreatorOf, Plan 9 from Bell Labs]
Generated description
Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs as a successor to Unix, emphasizing a unified file-oriented approach to all system resources.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Plan 9 from Bell Labs Target entity description: Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system developed at Bell Labs as a successor to Unix, emphasizing a unified file-oriented approach to all system resources.
-
A.
GNU Hurd
GNU Hurd is the GNU Project’s microkernel-based operating system server collection intended as a free Unix-like replacement, built to run on top of the Mach microkernel.
-
B.
Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
-
C.
UCSD p-System
UCSD p-System is a portable operating system and programming environment based on the Pascal language and p-code virtual machine, widely used in the late 1970s and early 1980s across multiple hardware platforms.
-
D.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
-
E.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
- 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.