Triple
T2778
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | J. C. R. Licklider |
E52
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
|
E188
|
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: Bolt Beranek and Newman | Statement: [J. C. R. Licklider, employer, Bolt Beranek and Newman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolt Beranek and Newman Context triple: [J. C. R. Licklider, employer, Bolt Beranek and Newman]
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A.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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B.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
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C.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
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D.
Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
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E.
Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
- 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: Bolt Beranek and Newman Triple: [J. C. R. Licklider, employer, Bolt Beranek and Newman]
Generated description
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolt Beranek and Newman Target entity description: Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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A.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
-
B.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
-
C.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
-
D.
Vannevar Bush
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
-
E.
Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
- 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_69a22e0d37588190897cf37a323013f5 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a230c560548190a57df2421e233775 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23ab3a1f481908407d4648bbf3f86 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23b736e388190956fa92a68d25866 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:48 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:55 p.m.