Triple
T4654699
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dash |
E102380
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Herbert Xu
Herbert Xu is a software engineer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight POSIX-compliant shell "dash" used widely in Unix-like systems.
|
E457332
|
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: Herbert Xu | Statement: [Dash, developer, Herbert Xu]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Xu Context triple: [Dash, developer, Herbert Xu]
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A.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
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B.
William Wang
William Wang is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the consumer electronics company Vizio.
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C.
Cecil Chao
Cecil Chao is a Hong Kong billionaire property developer best known internationally for offering large monetary rewards to any man who could successfully marry his lesbian daughter.
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D.
Andrew T. Hsu
Andrew T. Hsu is an academic leader and engineer who serves as the president of the College of Charleston.
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E.
John Cheng
John Cheng is a film producer best known for his work on the dark comedy movie "Horrible Bosses."
- 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: Herbert Xu Triple: [Dash, developer, Herbert Xu]
Generated description
Herbert Xu is a software engineer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight POSIX-compliant shell "dash" used widely in Unix-like systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Herbert Xu Target entity description: Herbert Xu is a software engineer best known as the original author and maintainer of the lightweight POSIX-compliant shell "dash" used widely in Unix-like systems.
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A.
Kenneth Hsu
Kenneth Hsu is a Swiss geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on marine geology and the Messinian salinity crisis.
-
B.
William Wang
William Wang is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the consumer electronics company Vizio.
-
C.
Cecil Chao
Cecil Chao is a Hong Kong billionaire property developer best known internationally for offering large monetary rewards to any man who could successfully marry his lesbian daughter.
-
D.
Andrew T. Hsu
Andrew T. Hsu is an academic leader and engineer who serves as the president of the College of Charleston.
-
E.
John Cheng
John Cheng is a film producer best known for his work on the dark comedy movie "Horrible Bosses."
- 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_69bd43d823288190952279faa0d1d066 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6317ba70819089145766d3462e57 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfaef125c819097d79f25608302dc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfc0964c881909e6b98a1c8ea747f |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfce1be788190ae3418df301e5136 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:14 p.m.