Triple
T1054595
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jon Postel |
E22773
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Postel
Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
|
E124645
|
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: Postel | Statement: [Jon Postel, familyName, Postel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postel Context triple: [Jon Postel, familyName, Postel]
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A.
Ray Tomlinson
Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.
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B.
Ralph Tomlinson
Ralph Tomlinson was an 18th-century English lawyer and poet best known for writing the original lyrics to the popular drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven," whose melody later became the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
Kamensky
Kamensky is a Russian surname most notably associated with former professional ice hockey player Valeri Kamensky.
- 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: Postel Triple: [Jon Postel, familyName, Postel]
Generated description
Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postel Target entity description: Postel is a surname most prominently associated with Jon Postel, a pioneering computer scientist and key architect of the early Internet.
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A.
Ray Tomlinson
Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.
-
B.
Ralph Tomlinson
Ralph Tomlinson was an 18th-century English lawyer and poet best known for writing the original lyrics to the popular drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven," whose melody later became the tune of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
-
C.
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.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Kamensky
Kamensky is a Russian surname most notably associated with former professional ice hockey player Valeri Kamensky.
- 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_69a493da02e081908c13ff5e02a0fe7a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b8d79268819080f3f3f497e91c58 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac429f0580819082d5a2cc6129cb1e |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac4356f8f88190ab5d3f76000d5352 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac43ded4308190bbedda3e2c6255a4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 3:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.