Triple

T879
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject As We May Think E17 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object the internet
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
E356 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: the internet | Statement: [As We May Think, influenced, the internet]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the internet
Context triple: [As We May Think, influenced, the internet]
  • A. As We May Think
    As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
  • B. oN-Line System
    The oN-Line System (NLS) was an early, pioneering computer system that introduced many foundational concepts of modern computing, including the mouse, hypertext, and interactive graphical user interfaces.
  • C. Tymshare
    Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
  • D. Tim Berners-Lee
    Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
  • E. World War II
    World War II was a global conflict from 1939 to 1945 involving most of the world’s nations, marked by unprecedented destruction, the Holocaust, and the use of atomic weapons, and resulting in a major reshaping of the international order.
  • 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: the internet
Triple: [As We May Think, influenced, the internet]
Generated description
The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the internet
Target entity description: The internet is a global network of interconnected computers and servers that enables worldwide communication, information sharing, and access to digital services.
  • A. As We May Think
    As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
  • B. oN-Line System
    The oN-Line System (NLS) was an early, pioneering computer system that introduced many foundational concepts of modern computing, including the mouse, hypertext, and interactive graphical user interfaces.
  • C. Tymshare
    Tymshare was an influential American time-sharing and computer services company active in the 1960s–1980s that helped pioneer remote computing and software services for businesses.
  • D. Bolt Beranek and Newman
    Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
  • E. Tim Berners-Lee
    Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
  • 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_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 completed Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a230c560548190a57df2421e233775 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a238e0dd0c8190999b824f8f32b9d0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a23cb1d34481909d877c8db2d0a500 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a23d0072008190b96d3324aeb5e46d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:55 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.