Triple
T7699618
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | VisiCalc |
E174455
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Dan Bricklin
Dan Bricklin is an American software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
|
E682900
|
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: Dan Bricklin | Statement: [VisiCalc, developer, Dan Bricklin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Bricklin Context triple: [VisiCalc, developer, Dan Bricklin]
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A.
Allan Kayser
Allan Kayser is an American actor best known for playing Bubba Higgins on the sitcom "Mama’s Family."
-
B.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
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C.
Gary Kildall
Gary Kildall was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of microcomputer operating systems and the founder of Digital Research.
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D.
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
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E.
Henny Backus
Henny Backus was an American actress and author, best known for her work on stage and screen and for co-writing humorous books with her husband, actor Jim Backus.
- 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: Dan Bricklin Triple: [VisiCalc, developer, Dan Bricklin]
Generated description
Dan Bricklin is an American software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dan Bricklin Target entity description: Dan Bricklin is an American software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-creator of VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
-
A.
Allan Kayser
Allan Kayser is an American actor best known for playing Bubba Higgins on the sitcom "Mama’s Family."
-
B.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
-
C.
Gary Kildall
Gary Kildall was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of microcomputer operating systems and the founder of Digital Research.
-
D.
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
-
E.
Henny Backus
Henny Backus was an American actress and author, best known for her work on stage and screen and for co-writing humorous books with her husband, actor Jim Backus.
- 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.