Triple

T14446984
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jim Gray E358233 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object Tandem Computers
Tandem Computers was a pioneering American computer company best known for its fault-tolerant, high-availability systems used in mission-critical transaction processing.
E1099619 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: Tandem Computers | Statement: [Jim Gray, employer, Tandem Computers]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tandem Computers
Context triple: [Jim Gray, employer, Tandem Computers]
  • A. North Star Computers
    North Star Computers was an early microcomputer company best known for producing S-100 bus–based systems and floppy disk subsystems during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  • B. Acorn Computers
    Acorn Computers was a pioneering British computer company best known for developing early personal computers and creating the ARM architecture that became foundational in modern computing devices.
  • C. Kaypro computers
    Kaypro computers were a popular line of rugged, portable personal computers from the 1980s known for their metal cases and use in business and professional environments.
  • D. Cromemco
    Cromemco was an early microcomputer company known for producing advanced, high-performance S-100 bus systems and peripherals used in both hobbyist and professional environments.
  • E. Computer Terminal Corporation
    Computer Terminal Corporation was an early computer company best known for commissioning the Intel 8008 microprocessor for use in its programmable terminals.
  • 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: Tandem Computers
Triple: [Jim Gray, employer, Tandem Computers]
Generated description
Tandem Computers was a pioneering American computer company best known for its fault-tolerant, high-availability systems used in mission-critical transaction processing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tandem Computers
Target entity description: Tandem Computers was a pioneering American computer company best known for its fault-tolerant, high-availability systems used in mission-critical transaction processing.
  • A. North Star Computers
    North Star Computers was an early microcomputer company best known for producing S-100 bus–based systems and floppy disk subsystems during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  • B. Acorn Computers
    Acorn Computers was a pioneering British computer company best known for developing early personal computers and creating the ARM architecture that became foundational in modern computing devices.
  • C. Kaypro computers
    Kaypro computers were a popular line of rugged, portable personal computers from the 1980s known for their metal cases and use in business and professional environments.
  • D. Cromemco
    Cromemco was an early microcomputer company known for producing advanced, high-performance S-100 bus systems and peripherals used in both hobbyist and professional environments.
  • E. Computer Terminal Corporation
    Computer Terminal Corporation was an early computer company best known for commissioning the Intel 8008 microprocessor for use in its programmable terminals.
  • 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_69d82794dfa081909b9134ad2e32244b completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de9160126c8190a2862a1a3dde1aff completed April 14, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd5bdf451c8190baaa3f7500eaea16 completed May 8, 2026, 3:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd5c549f6c819085f8aad53d2a770f completed May 8, 2026, 3:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd5cc9ec1c8190b761c9459ca0c52e completed May 8, 2026, 3:47 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.