Triple

T986358
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject SGI E21289 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Robert Sproull
Robert Sproull is an American computer scientist and technology executive best known for his leadership role at Sun Microsystems and his contributions to computer graphics and systems research.
 E119465 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: Robert Sproull | Statement: [SGI, foundedBy, Robert Sproull]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Sproull
Context triple: [SGI, foundedBy, Robert Sproull]
  • A. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • B. Leonard Bosack
    Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
  • C. J Strother Moore
    J Strother Moore is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods, including co-developing the Boyer–Moore theorem prover and the ACL2 system.
  • D. Mark Lamping
    Mark Lamping is an American sports executive known for leading the business operations of major professional teams, including serving as president of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
  • E. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • 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: Robert Sproull
Triple: [SGI, foundedBy, Robert Sproull]
Generated description
Robert Sproull is an American computer scientist and technology executive best known for his leadership role at Sun Microsystems and his contributions to computer graphics and systems research.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Robert Sproull
Target entity description: Robert Sproull is an American computer scientist and technology executive best known for his leadership role at Sun Microsystems and his contributions to computer graphics and systems research.
  • A. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • B. Leonard Bosack
    Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
  • C. J Strother Moore
    J Strother Moore is an American computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods, including co-developing the Boyer–Moore theorem prover and the ACL2 system.
  • D. Mark Lamping
    Mark Lamping is an American sports executive known for leading the business operations of major professional teams, including serving as president of the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
  • E. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • 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_69a493c383dc8190a03257f22d4b4183 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b496b7308190a9c201244330b784 completed March 1, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac3ba34c808190a745740c93cd520c completed March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac3c11ea9c8190addcaacd445c32bc completed March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac3cd94ab48190ade678fdce311b03 completed March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.