Triple
T55538
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitfield Diffie |
E1097
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
|
E12656
|
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: Sun Microsystems | Statement: [Whitfield Diffie, employer, Sun Microsystems]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Microsystems Context triple: [Whitfield Diffie, employer, Sun Microsystems]
-
A.
IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
-
B.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is a major American multinational technology company best known for its database software, cloud services, and enterprise software products.
-
C.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
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D.
NeXT Inc.
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
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E.
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
- 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: Sun Microsystems Triple: [Whitfield Diffie, employer, Sun Microsystems]
Generated description
Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Microsystems Target entity description: Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
-
A.
IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
-
B.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is a major American multinational technology company best known for its database software, cloud services, and enterprise software products.
-
C.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
-
D.
NeXT Inc.
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
-
E.
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is a leading American semiconductor company best known for designing and manufacturing microprocessors that power the majority of the world’s personal computers and servers.
- 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24b07f4a881909e32115e84da02a3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29176de5c819086e1cfec0a23d9d7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a291e8a54081909f9377d7decca7d0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 6:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2927e410c81909879207d8b25a895 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.