Triple

T3380739
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Xerox E71175 entity
Predicate notableEmployee P304 FINISHED
Object Butler Lampson
Butler Lampson is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer architecture, operating systems, and distributed computing, particularly during his time at Xerox PARC.
 E354420 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: Butler Lampson | Statement: [Xerox, notableEmployee, Butler Lampson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Butler Lampson
Context triple: [Xerox, notableEmployee, Butler Lampson]
  • A. John Simon Ritchie
    John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
  • B. Fernando J. Corbató
    Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
  • C. Jack Schwartz
    Jack Schwartz was an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to programming languages, parallel computing, and the development of the SETL language.
  • D. Gordon Bell
    Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
  • E. Larry Roberts
    Larry Roberts was an American actor best known for providing the voice of Tramp in Disney’s animated film "Lady and the Tramp."
  • 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: Butler Lampson
Triple: [Xerox, notableEmployee, Butler Lampson]
Generated description
Butler Lampson is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer architecture, operating systems, and distributed computing, particularly during his time at Xerox PARC.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Butler Lampson
Target entity description: Butler Lampson is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer architecture, operating systems, and distributed computing, particularly during his time at Xerox PARC.
  • A. John Simon Ritchie
    John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
  • B. Fernando J. Corbató
    Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
  • C. Jack Schwartz
    Jack Schwartz was an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his contributions to programming languages, parallel computing, and the development of the SETL language.
  • D. Gordon Bell
    Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
  • E. Larry Roberts
    Larry Roberts was an American actor best known for providing the voice of Tramp in Disney’s animated film "Lady and the Tramp."
  • 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_69ad85a7f80c8190a05e43013f298942 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb5e7c7f48190afb78c311b424c93 completed March 8, 2026, 5:46 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b34bc17dd881908fc5fb0d4a23f40f completed March 12, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b34e45a6c08190a0011eaa60f3d50a completed March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b34eba517881908806b1ac285448ff completed March 12, 2026, 11:39 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:14 p.m.