Triple

T19771289
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject General Magic E474893 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Bill Atkinson — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Bill Atkinson | Statement: [General Magic, foundedBy, Bill Atkinson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bill Atkinson
Context triple: [General Magic, foundedBy, Bill Atkinson]
  • A. Jef Raskin
    Jef Raskin was a human–computer interface expert and computer scientist best known for initiating and leading the early development of Apple’s Macintosh project.
  • B. Thomas Knoll
    Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer and co-creator of Adobe Photoshop, whose early image-editing program evolved into the industry-standard digital imaging software.
  • C. Bill Buxton
    Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
  • D. Chuck Peddle
    Chuck Peddle was an American engineer and computer pioneer best known for creating the low-cost microprocessors that helped spark the personal computer revolution in the 1970s.
  • E. John Ousterhout
    John Ousterhout is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for creating the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit, as well as for his influential work in operating systems and distributed systems.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Bill Atkinson
Target entity description: Bill Atkinson is an American computer engineer and software designer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and creator of MacPaint and HyperCard.
  • A. Jef Raskin
    Jef Raskin was a human–computer interface expert and computer scientist best known for initiating and leading the early development of Apple’s Macintosh project.
  • B. Thomas Knoll
    Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer and co-creator of Adobe Photoshop, whose early image-editing program evolved into the industry-standard digital imaging software.
  • C. Bill Buxton
    Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
  • D. Chuck Peddle
    Chuck Peddle was an American engineer and computer pioneer best known for creating the low-cost microprocessors that helped spark the personal computer revolution in the 1970s.
  • E. John Ousterhout
    John Ousterhout is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for creating the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit, as well as for his influential work in operating systems and distributed systems.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8e51a43a08190956bc6df13c91a77 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6535bd8c0819097671783962b6bc5 completed April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.