Triple
T7167439
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Metcalf |
E167106
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasVariant |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Metcalfe |
E353620
|
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: Metcalfe | Statement: [Metcalf, hasVariant, Metcalfe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metcalfe Context triple: [Metcalf, hasVariant, Metcalfe]
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A.
Postel
Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
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B.
Bob Metcalfe
chosen
Bob Metcalfe is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-inventor of Ethernet and a pioneer of modern computer networking.
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C.
McNealy
McNealy is the surname of Scott McNealy, the American businessman best known as the co-founder and longtime CEO of Sun Microsystems.
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D.
Shannons
Shannons is an Australian insurance company best known for providing specialist car and motorcycle insurance, particularly for motoring enthusiasts and classic vehicle owners.
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E.
Lovins
Lovins is the surname of Amory B. Lovins, an American physicist and environmentalist known for his work on energy efficiency and sustainable energy policy.
- 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e85b4410819098c6531229da51d4 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:28 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adced6b48190bcae9af88f640584 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:48 p.m.