Triple
T52544
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Computer as a Communication Device |
E1031
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedPerson |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vannevar Bush |
E0
|
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: Vannevar Bush | Statement: [The Computer as a Communication Device, relatedPerson, Vannevar Bush]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vannevar Bush Context triple: [The Computer as a Communication Device, relatedPerson, Vannevar Bush]
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A.
Vannevar Bush
chosen
American electrical engineer and science administrator (1890~1974)
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B.
Warren Weaver
Warren Weaver was an American scientist, mathematician, and science administrator known for his influential work in communication theory and for helping popularize Claude Shannon’s information theory.
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C.
Theodore Case
Theodore Case was an American inventor and pioneer of sound-on-film technology whose work helped enable synchronized audio in motion pictures.
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D.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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_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_69a35e9e2b8c8190913c083e841c98d8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 9:31 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.