Triple
T6991613
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plan 9 from Bell Labs |
E162097
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Phil Winterbottom
Phil Winterbottom is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for his work at Bell Labs on the Plan 9 operating system and related systems research.
|
E632962
|
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: Phil Winterbottom | Statement: [Plan 9 from Bell Labs, developer, Phil Winterbottom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Winterbottom Context triple: [Plan 9 from Bell Labs, developer, Phil Winterbottom]
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A.
Michael Jessop
Michael Jessop is a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, a learned society dedicated to scientific and intellectual inquiry in Derby, England.
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B.
George Witton
George Witton was an Australian soldier involved in the controversial Boer War court-martial alongside Breaker Morant, later known for his memoir protesting the convictions.
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C.
Stephen Pycroft
Stephen Pycroft is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
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D.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
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E.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
- 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: Phil Winterbottom Triple: [Plan 9 from Bell Labs, developer, Phil Winterbottom]
Generated description
Phil Winterbottom is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for his work at Bell Labs on the Plan 9 operating system and related systems research.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Winterbottom Target entity description: Phil Winterbottom is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for his work at Bell Labs on the Plan 9 operating system and related systems research.
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A.
Michael Jessop
Michael Jessop is a member of the Derby Philosophical Society, a learned society dedicated to scientific and intellectual inquiry in Derby, England.
-
B.
George Witton
George Witton was an Australian soldier involved in the controversial Boer War court-martial alongside Breaker Morant, later known for his memoir protesting the convictions.
-
C.
Stephen Pycroft
Stephen Pycroft is a British businessman best known as the founder of the construction and consultancy company Mace Group.
-
D.
Colin Goudie
Colin Goudie is a film editor known for his work on major feature films, including the fantasy action movie "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword."
-
E.
Colin Hanton
Colin Hanton is an English drummer best known for playing with The Quarrymen, the skiffle group that evolved into The Beatles.
- 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_69c68856d7808190ab33ee914640281b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6dbc1f63c8190837cfd71cf5ed613 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c761d6ed5481909ccf1650fe6dc747 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:06 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c763053a308190a8bd34fe72be5065 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c763d604148190a3004ab99c79834f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:32 p.m.