Triple
T2228228
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert W. Taylor |
E48702
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xerox PARC |
E55015
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Xerox PARC | Statement: [Robert W. Taylor, employer, Xerox PARC]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xerox PARC Context triple: [Robert W. Taylor, employer, Xerox PARC]
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A.
Xerox PARC
chosen
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
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B.
Xerox Star system
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
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C.
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is IBM’s primary research laboratory, renowned for pioneering work in computer science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology.
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D.
Xerox PARC technical reports
Xerox PARC technical reports are a series of influential research documents produced at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center that detail pioneering work in computer science, including early graphical user interfaces, networking, and personal computing.
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E.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc0670ce48190b98814064bff0517 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6567b64c8190ab718f20bbf033df |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.