Triple

T4227949
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Charles H. Bennett E94505 entity
Predicate coAuthored P2389 FINISHED
Object Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
"Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing" is a pioneering research paper that introduced the use of quantum mechanics for secure key distribution and cryptographic protocols such as coin tossing, laying foundational concepts for the field of quantum cryptography.
E422685 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: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing | Statement: [Charles H. Bennett, coAuthored, Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
Context triple: [Charles H. Bennett, coAuthored, Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing]
  • A. New Directions in Cryptography
    New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
  • B. Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
    "Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
  • C. Merkle puzzles
    Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
  • D. Probabilistic Encryption
    Probabilistic Encryption is a cryptographic technique that uses randomness in the encryption process so that the same message encrypts to different ciphertexts, enhancing security against attackers.
  • E. Shamir secret sharing scheme
    The Shamir secret sharing scheme is a cryptographic method that divides a secret into multiple parts so that only a specified threshold of parts can reconstruct the original secret, while fewer parts reveal nothing.
  • 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: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
Triple: [Charles H. Bennett, coAuthored, Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing]
Generated description
"Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing" is a pioneering research paper that introduced the use of quantum mechanics for secure key distribution and cryptographic protocols such as coin tossing, laying foundational concepts for the field of quantum cryptography.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing
Target entity description: "Quantum cryptography: Public key distribution and coin tossing" is a pioneering research paper that introduced the use of quantum mechanics for secure key distribution and cryptographic protocols such as coin tossing, laying foundational concepts for the field of quantum cryptography.
  • A. New Directions in Cryptography
    New Directions in Cryptography is a landmark 1976 paper that introduced the concepts of public-key cryptography and digital signatures, fundamentally reshaping modern cryptography and secure communications.
  • B. Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems
    "Secrecy, Authentication, and Public Key Systems" is Ralph Merkle's influential doctoral thesis that helped lay the foundations of modern public-key cryptography and secure communication protocols.
  • C. Merkle puzzles
    Merkle puzzles are an early cryptographic protocol that introduced the concept of public-key exchange by allowing two parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel using computationally asymmetric “puzzle” problems.
  • D. Probabilistic Encryption
    Probabilistic Encryption is a cryptographic technique that uses randomness in the encryption process so that the same message encrypts to different ciphertexts, enhancing security against attackers.
  • E. Shamir secret sharing scheme
    The Shamir secret sharing scheme is a cryptographic method that divides a secret into multiple parts so that only a specified threshold of parts can reconstruct the original secret, while fewer parts reveal nothing.
  • 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_69b3453700a08190ae88792e3dc63207 completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b34e5003008190834726e46df3ee9b completed March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5964a388881908038e5a612424b9b completed March 14, 2026, 5:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b596cb73ac81909f83daca406ad8c4 completed March 14, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b59a9c386081909c21ad554d403bfc completed March 14, 2026, 5:27 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:04 p.m.