Triple
T364571
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Pixar Animation Studios |
E7929
|
entity |
| Predicate | keyPerson |
P256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Edwin Catmull |
E46391
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Edwin Catmull | Statement: [Pixar Animation Studios, keyPerson, Edwin Catmull]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Catmull Context triple: [Pixar Animation Studios, keyPerson, Edwin Catmull]
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A.
Edwin Catmull
chosen
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.
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B.
John Lasseter
John Lasseter is an American animator, director, and producer best known as a pioneering creative force behind Pixar’s early success and the director of landmark films like Toy Story.
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C.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
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D.
Alvy Ray Smith
Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
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E.
Charles Geschke
Charles Geschke was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Adobe Systems and a pioneer of desktop publishing technologies.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a2ebe6c1b4819083335e880c205ed6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3f0a5e5dc81909363a31e9b713368 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.