Triple
T7699617
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | VisiCalc |
E174455
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Software Arts
Software Arts was an early software company best known for creating VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
|
E682899
|
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: Software Arts | Statement: [VisiCalc, developer, Software Arts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Software Arts Context triple: [VisiCalc, developer, Software Arts]
-
A.
Software Development Laboratories
Software Development Laboratories was the original name of the company that later became Oracle Corporation, a major multinational database and enterprise software company.
-
B.
Eiffel Software
Eiffel Software is a software company best known for developing the Eiffel programming language and tools that emphasize object-oriented design and software reliability.
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C.
Altamira Software
Altamira Software was a pioneering computer graphics and digital imaging company co-founded by computer graphics visionary Alvy Ray Smith.
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D.
Artifex Software
Artifex Software is a company best known for developing Ghostscript, a widely used interpreter for PostScript and PDF files.
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E.
Opera Software
Opera Software is a Norwegian software company best known for developing the Opera web browser and related internet technologies.
- 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: Software Arts Triple: [VisiCalc, developer, Software Arts]
Generated description
Software Arts was an early software company best known for creating VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Software Arts Target entity description: Software Arts was an early software company best known for creating VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
-
A.
Software Development Laboratories
Software Development Laboratories was the original name of the company that later became Oracle Corporation, a major multinational database and enterprise software company.
-
B.
Eiffel Software
Eiffel Software is a software company best known for developing the Eiffel programming language and tools that emphasize object-oriented design and software reliability.
-
C.
Altamira Software
Altamira Software was a pioneering computer graphics and digital imaging company co-founded by computer graphics visionary Alvy Ray Smith.
-
D.
Artifex Software
Artifex Software is a company best known for developing Ghostscript, a widely used interpreter for PostScript and PDF files.
-
E.
Opera Software
Opera Software is a Norwegian software company best known for developing the Opera web browser and related internet technologies.
- 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_69c6995a72cc8190998e56daa6f8e453 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c7026ba7b48190a18f1c1cbbf1b944 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8acb3ac4481909acafe50b9507aaa |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c8adeb3948819087404b0d7d7e619e |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c8aedede388190b8eb79cea223c31c |
completed | March 29, 2026, 4:47 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:03 p.m.