Triple
T7421038
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steven A. Coons Award |
E171245
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Edwin Catmull |
E46391
|
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: Edwin Catmull | Statement: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Edwin Catmull]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwin Catmull Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Edwin Catmull]
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A.
Edwin Catmull
chosen
Edwin Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation innovator who co-founded Pixar and played a key role in developing modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) for film.
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B.
John Knoll
John Knoll is a visual effects supervisor and software developer best known as the co-creator of Adobe Photoshop and a longtime leader at Industrial Light & Magic.
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C.
Loren Carpenter
Loren Carpenter is a pioneering computer graphics researcher and co-founder of Pixar who helped revolutionize CGI in film through innovations like fractal landscape rendering and the RenderMan system.
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D.
Michael Abrash
Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
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E.
John Dykstra
John Dykstra is a pioneering visual effects artist and supervisor renowned for his groundbreaking work on films like "Star Wars" and "Spider-Man," which helped revolutionize modern cinematic special effects.
- 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_69c68a625d048190af70eb8b63bec5a0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f2ebc520819087cfc2eb9dda0e17 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c81ef7fc808190a564ab4d9d97ab37 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:33 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.