Triple
T10427038
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code |
E245814
|
entity |
| Predicate | designedBy |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas E. Kurtz
Thomas E. Kurtz is an American computer scientist best known as the co-creator of the BASIC programming language, which helped make computing accessible to students and non-specialists.
|
E862854
|
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: Thomas E. Kurtz | Statement: [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, designedBy, Thomas E. Kurtz]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas E. Kurtz Context triple: [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, designedBy, Thomas E. Kurtz]
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A.
John G. Kemeny
John G. Kemeny was a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist best known as the co-inventor of the BASIC programming language and a pioneering advocate of time-sharing and accessible computing.
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B.
John Backus
John Backus was an American computer scientist best known for leading the development of the Fortran programming language and contributing foundational work to programming language design and formal notation.
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C.
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
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D.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
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E.
Kenneth Harry Olsen
Kenneth Harry Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime president of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
- 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: Thomas E. Kurtz Triple: [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, designedBy, Thomas E. Kurtz]
Generated description
Thomas E. Kurtz is an American computer scientist best known as the co-creator of the BASIC programming language, which helped make computing accessible to students and non-specialists.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas E. Kurtz Target entity description: Thomas E. Kurtz is an American computer scientist best known as the co-creator of the BASIC programming language, which helped make computing accessible to students and non-specialists.
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A.
John G. Kemeny
John G. Kemeny was a Hungarian-American mathematician and computer scientist best known as the co-inventor of the BASIC programming language and a pioneering advocate of time-sharing and accessible computing.
-
B.
John Backus
John Backus was an American computer scientist best known for leading the development of the Fortran programming language and contributing foundational work to programming language design and formal notation.
-
C.
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
-
D.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
-
E.
Kenneth Harry Olsen
Kenneth Harry Olsen was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and longtime president of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), a pioneering company in the minicomputer industry.
- 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_69d381bf3dc08190bf35a2643e4e8f22 |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4ea498ab08190b451c0b257c0711b |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:28 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d87ea554888190bf2ef31e33c0ff14 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d8837e70508190b03e8983b2617eac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d889cc40648190a1d80b955e676ea5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:12 p.m.