Triple

T52503
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Computer as a Communication Device E1031 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Robert W. Taylor
Robert W. Taylor was an influential American computer scientist and research manager who played a key role in the development of ARPANET and modern computer networking.
E48702 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: Robert W. Taylor | Statement: [The Computer as a Communication Device, author, Robert W. Taylor]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Taylor
Context triple: [The Computer as a Communication Device, author, Robert W. Taylor]
  • A. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • B. Joseph E. Sheffield
    Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
  • C. Matthias N. Forney
    Matthias N. Forney was a 19th-century American mechanical engineer and locomotive designer who played a key role in the early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States.
  • D. George P. Davis
    George P. Davis was the taxpayer whose challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Helvering v. Davis.
  • E. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • 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: Robert W. Taylor
Triple: [The Computer as a Communication Device, author, Robert W. Taylor]
Generated description
Robert W. Taylor was an influential American computer scientist and research manager who played a key role in the development of ARPANET and modern computer networking.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Taylor
Target entity description: Robert W. Taylor was an influential American computer scientist and research manager who played a key role in the development of ARPANET and modern computer networking.
  • A. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • B. Joseph E. Sheffield
    Joseph E. Sheffield was a 19th-century American railroad executive and philanthropist whose major donations to Yale University led to the establishment of the Sheffield Scientific School.
  • C. Matthias N. Forney
    Matthias N. Forney was a 19th-century American mechanical engineer and locomotive designer who played a key role in the early professionalization of mechanical engineering in the United States.
  • D. George P. Davis
    George P. Davis was the taxpayer whose challenge to the Social Security Act’s payroll tax provisions led to the landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court case Helvering v. Davis.
  • E. John R. Steelman
    John R. Steelman was an American administrator and labor mediator who served as a top aide to President Harry S. Truman and became one of the most influential behind-the-scenes figures in the postwar White House.
  • 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_69a2480baefc81909951b14058479aa2 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24b0382b48190a7ca80ade6d2e270 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3fe8c0d4881909164199221272daa completed March 1, 2026, 8:53 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3ff1563688190bd5a41ea3c4726a5 completed March 1, 2026, 8:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3ffb7c1f8819084d07b54e1688290 completed March 1, 2026, 8:58 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.