Triple
T230383
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Andries van Dam |
E4397
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John F. Hughes
John F. Hughes is a computer scientist known for his contributions to computer graphics and as a co-author of the influential textbook "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice."
|
E48553
|
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: John F. Hughes | Statement: [Andries van Dam, coAuthor, John F. Hughes]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Hughes Context triple: [Andries van Dam, coAuthor, John F. Hughes]
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A.
Otto R. Eggers
Otto R. Eggers was an American architect best known for co-designing prominent Washington, D.C. monuments in the early 20th century.
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B.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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C.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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D.
Frank Basile
Frank Basile is an American jazz baritone saxophonist and bandleader known for his work in the New York jazz scene.
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E.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
- 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: John F. Hughes Triple: [Andries van Dam, coAuthor, John F. Hughes]
Generated description
John F. Hughes is a computer scientist known for his contributions to computer graphics and as a co-author of the influential textbook "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John F. Hughes Target entity description: John F. Hughes is a computer scientist known for his contributions to computer graphics and as a co-author of the influential textbook "Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice."
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A.
Otto R. Eggers
Otto R. Eggers was an American architect best known for co-designing prominent Washington, D.C. monuments in the early 20th century.
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B.
Joe Schoen
Joe Schoen is an American football executive best known as the general manager who helped lead the New York Giants’ recent roster rebuild and organizational turnaround.
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C.
Robert Newman
Robert Newman was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the influential technology and research firm Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN).
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D.
Frank Basile
Frank Basile is an American jazz baritone saxophonist and bandleader known for his work in the New York jazz scene.
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E.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
- 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_69a257363ffc81909757bde7ab3404da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25cac7994819080b0b3b10808f8e5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3fe8dde4c8190bd897e5251eb6941 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3fef053688190b3012e154e2bbda4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3ff6036008190ba03be0ba0097bac |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.