Triple

T3062159
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Oculus VR E62018 entity
Predicate keyPerson P256 FINISHED
Object Michael Abrash
Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
 E324042 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: Michael Abrash | Statement: [Oculus VR, keyPerson, Michael Abrash]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Abrash
Context triple: [Oculus VR, keyPerson, Michael Abrash]
  • A. Loren Carpenter
    Loren Carpenter is a pioneering computer graphics researcher and co-founder of Pixar who helped revolutionize CGI in film through innovations like fractal landscape rendering and the RenderMan system.
  • B. Tom Duff
    Tom Duff is a computer scientist and programmer best known for his work in computer graphics and for creating the data-copying technique known as Duff's device.
  • C. John Carmack
    John Carmack is a pioneering video game programmer and engineer best known for co-founding id Software and developing influential 3D game engines behind titles like Doom and Quake.
  • D. Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner
    Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner is an Icelandic-Norwegian software developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the Opera web browser company and later founder of the Vivaldi browser.
  • E. Edwin Catmull
    Edwin Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation innovator who co-founded Pixar and played a key role in developing modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) for film.
  • 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: Michael Abrash
Triple: [Oculus VR, keyPerson, Michael Abrash]
Generated description
Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Abrash
Target entity description: Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
  • A. Loren Carpenter
    Loren Carpenter is a pioneering computer graphics researcher and co-founder of Pixar who helped revolutionize CGI in film through innovations like fractal landscape rendering and the RenderMan system.
  • B. Tom Duff
    Tom Duff is a computer scientist and programmer best known for his work in computer graphics and for creating the data-copying technique known as Duff's device.
  • C. John Carmack
    John Carmack is a pioneering video game programmer and engineer best known for co-founding id Software and developing influential 3D game engines behind titles like Doom and Quake.
  • D. Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner
    Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner is an Icelandic-Norwegian software developer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of the Opera web browser company and later founder of the Vivaldi browser.
  • E. Edwin Catmull
    Edwin Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation innovator who co-founded Pixar and played a key role in developing modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) for film.
  • 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_69ad85793e5c8190a358049bc4a98d8c completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ad9e9f33d88190bd481cb7f18ceb91 completed March 8, 2026, 4:06 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b1f878e1148190934ff7ed5a52b6ad completed March 11, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b1f908ee3081909126bc3797658fca completed March 11, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b1f99f7aec8190bb35ef4ddf64735c completed March 11, 2026, 11:24 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.