Triple

T93255
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Jobs E1874 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object NeXT Inc.
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
 E7928 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: NeXT Inc. | Statement: [Steve Jobs, employer, NeXT Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NeXT Inc.
Context triple: [Steve Jobs, employer, NeXT Inc.]
  • A. Apple Inc.
    Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
  • B. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • C. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • D. Cisco Systems
    Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
  • E. Apple Macintosh computers
    Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
  • 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: NeXT Inc.
Triple: [Steve Jobs, employer, NeXT Inc.]
Generated description
NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: NeXT Inc.
Target entity description: NeXT Inc. was a computer company founded by Steve Jobs that developed advanced workstations and the NeXTSTEP operating system, which later formed the technological foundation for macOS and iOS.
  • A. Apple Inc.
    Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company best known for designing and selling consumer electronics like the iPhone, Mac, and iPad, along with software and digital services.
  • B. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • C. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • D. Cisco Systems
    Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
  • E. Apple Macintosh computers
    Apple Macintosh computers are a line of personal computers designed and sold by Apple Inc., known for their distinctive macOS operating system, integrated hardware–software ecosystem, and strong presence in creative and professional markets.
  • 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24fd28e988190bde699647ee5b16b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a26245bf748190828d5cb4624b2a79 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a262bec71481909b251923011ca502 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a263626b7c8190b53469d93ac604d9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:39 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.