Triple
T18256505
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | SNOBOL |
E437235
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David J. Farber
David J. Farber is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer known for his influential work in programming languages, networking, and technology policy.
|
E1446398
|
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 J. Farber | Statement: [SNOBOL, developer, David J. Farber]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Farber Context triple: [SNOBOL, developer, David J. Farber]
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A.
David S. Dorfman
David S. Dorfman is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay to the comedy film "Anger Management."
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B.
David M. Russinoff
David M. Russinoff is a computer scientist known for his work in formal methods and hardware verification, particularly using the ACL2 theorem prover.
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C.
Richard A. Metzger
Richard A. Metzger is an American writer, television host, and co-founder of the countercultural website Disinformation, known for exploring fringe ideas, underground culture, and alternative media.
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D.
David L. Bertman
David L. Bertman is a film editor known for his work on movies such as the family martial-arts comedy "Three Ninjas Kick Back."
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E.
Michael G. Nathanson
Michael G. Nathanson is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including the musical comedy-drama "Joyful Noise."
- 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 J. Farber Triple: [SNOBOL, developer, David J. Farber]
Generated description
David J. Farber is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer known for his influential work in programming languages, networking, and technology policy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David J. Farber Target entity description: David J. Farber is an American computer scientist and Internet pioneer known for his influential work in programming languages, networking, and technology policy.
-
A.
David S. Dorfman
David S. Dorfman is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay to the comedy film "Anger Management."
-
B.
David M. Russinoff
David M. Russinoff is a computer scientist known for his work in formal methods and hardware verification, particularly using the ACL2 theorem prover.
-
C.
Richard A. Metzger
Richard A. Metzger is an American writer, television host, and co-founder of the countercultural website Disinformation, known for exploring fringe ideas, underground culture, and alternative media.
-
D.
David L. Bertman
David L. Bertman is a film editor known for his work on movies such as the family martial-arts comedy "Three Ninjas Kick Back."
-
E.
Michael G. Nathanson
Michael G. Nathanson is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood movies, including the musical comedy-drama "Joyful Noise."
- 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_69d8b913351c8190932b6a426de04b41 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4fd85ee548190a102611fcf709ad4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a08e035bf9881909ea2cceb8a9363b3 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a08e0937f688190a5270f3b144f5343 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a08e14ff70081909fc434f4d4a62a64 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:27 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:34 a.m.