Triple

T364212
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boltzmann machines E7922 entity
Predicate introducedBy P513 FINISHED
Object Terrence Sejnowski
Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
E46141 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: Terrence Sejnowski | Statement: [Boltzmann machines, introducedBy, Terrence Sejnowski]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terrence Sejnowski
Context triple: [Boltzmann machines, introducedBy, Terrence Sejnowski]
  • A. Jeffry M. Picower
    Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
  • B. Ann Graybiel
    Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
  • C. Edvard Moser
    Edvard Moser is a Norwegian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of grid cells, which are crucial for the brain’s spatial navigation system.
  • D. Karl Deisseroth
    Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and bioengineer renowned for pioneering optogenetics and advanced brain-imaging techniques that have transformed the study of neural circuits and behavior.
  • E. Nigel Goldenfeld
    Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
  • 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: Terrence Sejnowski
Triple: [Boltzmann machines, introducedBy, Terrence Sejnowski]
Generated description
Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Terrence Sejnowski
Target entity description: Terrence Sejnowski is a pioneering computational neuroscientist and machine learning researcher known for foundational contributions to neural networks and learning algorithms.
  • A. Jeffry M. Picower
    Jeffry M. Picower was an American investor and philanthropist best known for his major financial support of neuroscience research and for his controversial involvement in the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme.
  • B. Ann Graybiel
    Ann Graybiel is a renowned neuroscientist known for her pioneering research on the basal ganglia and its role in habit formation and movement control.
  • C. Edvard Moser
    Edvard Moser is a Norwegian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate renowned for his discovery of grid cells, which are crucial for the brain’s spatial navigation system.
  • D. Karl Deisseroth
    Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and bioengineer renowned for pioneering optogenetics and advanced brain-imaging techniques that have transformed the study of neural circuits and behavior.
  • E. Nigel Goldenfeld
    Nigel Goldenfeld is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in statistical physics, complex systems, and fluid dynamics.
  • 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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ebd1016481909b8ba3b047a47145 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3e86533a481909bab5f0b52114c6a completed March 1, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3e99fd210819099e83cd183a4daa7 completed March 1, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3ea45c86c8190a6c215430601ad15 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.