Triple
T8472131
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Symbolics |
E200304
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Cannon
Howard Cannon is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the pioneering artificial intelligence company Symbolics.
|
E736605
|
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: Howard Cannon | Statement: [Symbolics, foundedBy, Howard Cannon]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Cannon Context triple: [Symbolics, foundedBy, Howard Cannon]
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A.
Carl Pickens
Carl Pickens is a former American football wide receiver best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1990s.
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B.
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian and television personality best known for his "You might be a redneck" jokes and his work as a prominent member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
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C.
Al Roker
Al Roker is a longtime American television weather presenter and personality best known for his work on NBC’s Today show.
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D.
Mitch Besser
Mitch Besser is an American gynecologist and public health specialist known for his work in HIV/AIDS prevention and as the husband of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
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E.
Keith Jackson
Keith Jackson was a legendary American sportscaster best known for his iconic college football play-by-play work and distinctive, folksy broadcasting style.
- 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: Howard Cannon Triple: [Symbolics, foundedBy, Howard Cannon]
Generated description
Howard Cannon is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the pioneering artificial intelligence company Symbolics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Cannon Target entity description: Howard Cannon is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the pioneering artificial intelligence company Symbolics.
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A.
Carl Pickens
Carl Pickens is a former American football wide receiver best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1990s.
-
B.
Jeff Foxworthy
Jeff Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian and television personality best known for his "You might be a redneck" jokes and his work as a prominent member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
-
C.
Al Roker
Al Roker is a longtime American television weather presenter and personality best known for his work on NBC’s Today show.
-
D.
Mitch Besser
Mitch Besser is an American gynecologist and public health specialist known for his work in HIV/AIDS prevention and as the husband of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox.
-
E.
Keith Jackson
Keith Jackson was a legendary American sportscaster best known for his iconic college football play-by-play work and distinctive, folksy broadcasting style.
- 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_69ca831a4f348190bfdd09250e86ae35 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe4f3a81881908f20514579945ffa |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce39fc9bf481908e37919b13465d18 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce3b1e188c8190ad894478141f6501 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:47 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce3bfd00948190b3956be3f8c5d547 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:11 p.m.