Triple

T239408
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject IANA time zone database E4894 entity
Predicate originallyMaintainedBy P9485 FINISHED
Object Arthur David Olson
Arthur David Olson is a computer programmer best known for creating and long maintaining the IANA time zone database, a critical global resource for timekeeping in computing systems.
E33517 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Arthur David Olson | Statement: [IANA time zone database, originallyMaintainedBy, Arthur David Olson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur David Olson
Context triple: [IANA time zone database, originallyMaintainedBy, Arthur David Olson]
  • A. Charles Begole
    Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
  • B. Douglas Glenn Colvin
    Douglas Glenn Colvin, better known as Dee Dee Ramone, was the bassist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the pioneering punk rock band the Ramones.
  • C. John Merrill
    John Merrill was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential international architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
  • D. Martin Lindauer
    Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
  • E. William Dunbar
    William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
  • 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: Arthur David Olson
Triple: [IANA time zone database, originallyMaintainedBy, Arthur David Olson]
Generated description
Arthur David Olson is a computer programmer best known for creating and long maintaining the IANA time zone database, a critical global resource for timekeeping in computing systems.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur David Olson
Target entity description: Arthur David Olson is a computer programmer best known for creating and long maintaining the IANA time zone database, a critical global resource for timekeeping in computing systems.
  • A. Charles Begole
    Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
  • B. Douglas Glenn Colvin
    Douglas Glenn Colvin, better known as Dee Dee Ramone, was the bassist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the pioneering punk rock band the Ramones.
  • C. John Merrill
    John Merrill was an American architect best known as a co-founder of the influential international architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
  • D. Martin Lindauer
    Martin Lindauer was a German behavioral biologist and prominent honeybee researcher known for his pioneering work on insect communication and social organization.
  • E. William Dunbar
    William Dunbar was a prominent late 15th- to early 16th-century Scottish makar (poet) known for his richly inventive verse and significant contribution to early Scots literature.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: originallyMaintainedBy
Context triple: [IANA time zone database, originallyMaintainedBy, Arthur David Olson]
  • A. originallyCoveredBy
    Indicates that something was first protected, reported on, or documented by a particular source, medium, or entity before any others.
  • B. developedAs
    Indicates that one entity was created, designed, or evolved specifically to function as or replace another entity.
  • C. historicallyControlledBy
    Indicates that an entity was under the control, rule, or governance of another entity during some period in the past.
  • D. foundedAsPartOf
    Indicates that an entity was established as a component, division, or subset of a larger existing organization, project, or structure.
  • E. historicallyBorneBy
    Indicates that an entity has carried, possessed, or used another entity (such as a name, title, or symbol) at some point in the past.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a257c3d0708190b0871c4269d273e6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dacf60c8190a5c3ef455b9a8b20 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3837270f88190af91bab054bd1fbb completed March 1, 2026, 12:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a384140aec8190ab918512cf088464 completed March 1, 2026, 12:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3848c0ed08190acf0d0e33ca8b41c completed March 1, 2026, 12:13 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b5f27208190ae13f34037fe582b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a25dab745c8190829b7b5e915936e8 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m.