Triple
T5945329
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Backus |
E132264
|
entity |
| Predicate | workLocation |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center |
E186749
|
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: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center | Statement: [John Backus, workLocation, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center Context triple: [John Backus, workLocation, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center]
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A.
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
chosen
The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is IBM’s primary research laboratory, renowned for pioneering work in computer science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology.
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B.
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory is a renowned Swiss research center of IBM known for pioneering work in nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, and solid-state physics, including Nobel Prize–winning innovations.
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C.
Draper Laboratory
Draper Laboratory is a nonprofit research and development organization known for its pioneering work in guidance, navigation, and control systems and other advanced engineering technologies.
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D.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
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E.
IBM Research Center in La Gaude
The IBM Research Center in La Gaude is a modernist corporate research facility in France, notable for its innovative architectural design by renowned Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer.
- 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_69c00869d3308190af89b2453e0f7546 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0393a10448190b0960f4487e87448 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0c084fce481909c306d6eeb99066d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:24 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:01 p.m.