Triple
T550
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ted Nelson |
E10
|
entity |
| Predicate | authored |
P80
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Geeks Bearing Gifts
Geeks Bearing Gifts is a book by computing pioneer Ted Nelson that reflects on the history, philosophy, and future of digital media and information technology.
|
E315
|
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: Geeks Bearing Gifts | Statement: [Ted Nelson, authored, Geeks Bearing Gifts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geeks Bearing Gifts Context triple: [Ted Nelson, authored, Geeks Bearing Gifts]
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A.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
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B.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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C.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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D.
Tymshare
Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
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E.
Theodor
Theodor "Ted" Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning global hyperlinked document 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: Geeks Bearing Gifts Triple: [Ted Nelson, authored, Geeks Bearing Gifts]
Generated description
Geeks Bearing Gifts is a book by computing pioneer Ted Nelson that reflects on the history, philosophy, and future of digital media and information technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Geeks Bearing Gifts Target entity description: Geeks Bearing Gifts is a book by computing pioneer Ted Nelson that reflects on the history, philosophy, and future of digital media and information technology.
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A.
Tim the Beaver
Tim the Beaver is the official mascot of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, symbolizing the school’s emphasis on engineering, ingenuity, and industriousness.
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B.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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C.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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D.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
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E.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
- 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_69a22735e1b081908bd0457057dcf086 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a230c560548190a57df2421e233775 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a238e0dd0c8190999b824f8f32b9d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a23cb1d34481909d877c8db2d0a500 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a23d0072008190b96d3324aeb5e46d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:55 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:24 p.m.