Triple
T23045921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Graham |
E573876
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
essay "Hackers and Painters"
"Hackers and Painters" is an influential essay by programmer and entrepreneur Paul Graham that explores the creative and artistic nature of hacking and software development.
|
E1567779
|
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: essay "Hackers and Painters" | Statement: [Paul Graham, notableWork, essay "Hackers and Painters"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "Hackers and Painters" Context triple: [Paul Graham, notableWork, essay "Hackers and Painters"]
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A.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
The New Hacker's Dictionary is a comprehensive lexicon and cultural guide to hacker slang, folklore, and traditions, compiled and edited by Eric S. Raymond.
-
B.
essay "The Structure of a Programming Language Revolution"
"The Structure of a Programming Language Revolution" is an influential essay by Richard P. Gabriel that analyzes how programming languages evolve and gain adoption through social, cultural, and technical dynamics.
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C.
essay "Worse Is Better"
"Worse Is Better" is a famous essay by Richard P. Gabriel that argues simple, pragmatic software designs often succeed in practice over more theoretically elegant but complex alternatives.
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D.
essay "The End of History and the Last Programming Language"
"The End of History and the Last Programming Language" is an influential essay by computer scientist and writer Richard P. Gabriel that reflects on the evolution, culture, and possible future stagnation of programming languages.
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E.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
- 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: essay "Hackers and Painters" Triple: [Paul Graham, notableWork, essay "Hackers and Painters"]
Generated description
"Hackers and Painters" is an influential essay by programmer and entrepreneur Paul Graham that explores the creative and artistic nature of hacking and software development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "Hackers and Painters" Target entity description: "Hackers and Painters" is an influential essay by programmer and entrepreneur Paul Graham that explores the creative and artistic nature of hacking and software development.
-
A.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
The New Hacker's Dictionary is a comprehensive lexicon and cultural guide to hacker slang, folklore, and traditions, compiled and edited by Eric S. Raymond.
-
B.
essay "The Structure of a Programming Language Revolution"
"The Structure of a Programming Language Revolution" is an influential essay by Richard P. Gabriel that analyzes how programming languages evolve and gain adoption through social, cultural, and technical dynamics.
-
C.
essay "Worse Is Better"
"Worse Is Better" is a famous essay by Richard P. Gabriel that argues simple, pragmatic software designs often succeed in practice over more theoretically elegant but complex alternatives.
-
D.
essay "The End of History and the Last Programming Language"
"The End of History and the Last Programming Language" is an influential essay by computer scientist and writer Richard P. Gabriel that reflects on the evolution, culture, and possible future stagnation of programming languages.
-
E.
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About
Things a Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About is a reflective book by Donald E. Knuth in which he discusses the philosophical, spiritual, and personal dimensions underlying his life and work in computer science.
- 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_69e245b9c11481909d06c872214d21af |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f185192754819093a87d23371e7bbc |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c0ada60608190990d6ab5b6366c35 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c0bc891e88190879f2609a178ca70 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c0c465a58819098012ea25933b890 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.