Triple

T398240
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Linus Torvalds E9220 entity
Predicate previousEmployer P1910 FINISHED
Object Transmeta
Transmeta was an innovative semiconductor company best known for its low-power x86-compatible microprocessors and for employing Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
E50342 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Transmeta | Statement: [Linus Torvalds, previousEmployer, Transmeta]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transmeta
Context triple: [Linus Torvalds, previousEmployer, Transmeta]
  • A. Altera
    Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
  • B. Intel Corporation
    Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
  • C. Fairchild Semiconductor
    Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
  • D. Micros Systems
    Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
  • E. Motorola 88000 family
    The Motorola 88000 family is a RISC-based microprocessor line developed by Motorola as a high-performance follow-up to its earlier 68000 series, aimed primarily at workstations and embedded systems.
  • 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: Transmeta
Triple: [Linus Torvalds, previousEmployer, Transmeta]
Generated description
Transmeta was an innovative semiconductor company best known for its low-power x86-compatible microprocessors and for employing Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transmeta
Target entity description: Transmeta was an innovative semiconductor company best known for its low-power x86-compatible microprocessors and for employing Linux creator Linus Torvalds.
  • A. Altera
    Altera is a semiconductor company best known for its programmable logic devices (FPGAs) and related design tools, now operating as a subsidiary of Intel.
  • B. Intel Corporation
    Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
  • C. Fairchild Semiconductor
    Fairchild Semiconductor was a pioneering American semiconductor company that played a central role in the development of Silicon Valley and the modern integrated circuit industry.
  • D. Micros Systems
    Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
  • E. Motorola 88000 family
    The Motorola 88000 family is a RISC-based microprocessor line developed by Motorola as a high-performance follow-up to its earlier 68000 series, aimed primarily at workstations and embedded systems.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: previousEmployer
Context triple: [Linus Torvalds, previousEmployer, Transmeta]
  • A. formerEmployer chosen
    Indicates that one entity previously employed the other but no longer does so.
  • B. employer
    Indicates a relationship where one entity hires, pays, and oversees the work of another entity.
  • C. workedAs
    Indicates that an entity held a particular job, role, or position, performing work in that capacity.
  • D. employerType
    Indicates the classification or category of an employer in relation to the entity (e.g., public, private, nonprofit, self-employed).
  • E. hadOccupationStatusUntil
    Indicates that an entity held a particular occupational status up to, but not necessarily beyond, a specified point in time.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec8bcf708190b62e15806159ceb1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a40ad94f88819082f718548331037b completed March 1, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a40cdbc3d48190be0716621ded5942 completed March 1, 2026, 9:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a40d3376648190aca839b9a56d4edd completed March 1, 2026, 9:56 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e96d17d08190878d3a68b17d51ca completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.