Triple

T9004206
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brad Cox E215102 entity
Predicate coAuthorWith P398 FINISHED
Object Andrew J. Novobilski
Andrew J. Novobilski is a computer scientist and author known for co-writing influential work on the Objective-C programming language alongside Brad Cox.
E791139 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: Andrew J. Novobilski | Statement: [Brad Cox, coAuthorWith, Andrew J. Novobilski]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew J. Novobilski
Context triple: [Brad Cox, coAuthorWith, Andrew J. Novobilski]
  • A. Michael Vavitch
    Michael Vavitch was a silent-era film actor known for his role in the 1924 drama "The Red Lily."
  • B. Andrew G. Vajna
    Andrew G. Vajna was a Hungarian-American film producer best known for backing major action franchises such as the Rambo and Terminator series.
  • C. Scott D. Rychnovsky
    Scott D. Rychnovsky is an American organic chemist known for his contributions to synthetic methodology and complex molecule synthesis.
  • D. Philip LaZebnik
    Philip LaZebnik is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on animated feature films such as Disney’s "Mulan" and "Pocahontas" and DreamWorks’ "The Prince of Egypt."
  • E. Michael Gruskoff
    Michael Gruskoff is an American film producer best known for his work on influential 1970s and 1980s films, including the cult science fiction movie "Silent Running."
  • 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: Andrew J. Novobilski
Triple: [Brad Cox, coAuthorWith, Andrew J. Novobilski]
Generated description
Andrew J. Novobilski is a computer scientist and author known for co-writing influential work on the Objective-C programming language alongside Brad Cox.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andrew J. Novobilski
Target entity description: Andrew J. Novobilski is a computer scientist and author known for co-writing influential work on the Objective-C programming language alongside Brad Cox.
  • A. Michael Vavitch
    Michael Vavitch was a silent-era film actor known for his role in the 1924 drama "The Red Lily."
  • B. Andrew G. Vajna
    Andrew G. Vajna was a Hungarian-American film producer best known for backing major action franchises such as the Rambo and Terminator series.
  • C. Scott D. Rychnovsky
    Scott D. Rychnovsky is an American organic chemist known for his contributions to synthetic methodology and complex molecule synthesis.
  • D. Philip LaZebnik
    Philip LaZebnik is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on animated feature films such as Disney’s "Mulan" and "Pocahontas" and DreamWorks’ "The Prince of Egypt."
  • E. Michael Gruskoff
    Michael Gruskoff is an American film producer best known for his work on influential 1970s and 1980s films, including the cult science fiction movie "Silent Running."
  • 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_69ca83a12d648190b1e4fe11e8a31890 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6959497c8190a748c78504dd2eb6 completed April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d0c6d4a5d08190832f41dd9dc82f41 completed April 4, 2026, 8:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0c990fefc81908b570d4caa79378f completed April 4, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d0cb34433c81909b331c6719e27734 completed April 4, 2026, 8:26 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:05 p.m.