Triple
T7699621
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | VisiCalc |
E174455
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bob Frankston |
E682901
|
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: Bob Frankston | Statement: [VisiCalc, creator, Bob Frankston]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Frankston Context triple: [VisiCalc, creator, Bob Frankston]
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A.
Bob Frankston
chosen
Bob Frankston is an American software engineer best known as the co-creator of VisiCalc, the first widely used spreadsheet program for personal computers.
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B.
Alan Riche
Alan Riche is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood projects, including action-adventure and genre films.
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C.
Donald Gordon
Donald Gordon was a prominent South African-born businessman and philanthropist known for founding the financial services group Liberty Life and for his major contributions to the arts and education.
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D.
Gordon Jennings
Gordon Jennings was an American special effects artist renowned for his pioneering visual effects work in mid-20th-century Hollywood science fiction and adventure films.
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E.
Lee Clow
Lee Clow is a legendary American advertising executive best known for his groundbreaking work at TBWA\Chiat\Day, where he helped create iconic campaigns for Apple and other major brands.
- 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_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_69c8b50049f88190b4cd5cf692d0a3b1 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:03 p.m.