Triple
T11079124
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Homebrew Computer Club |
E261940
|
entity |
| Predicate | member |
P10
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tom Pittman
Tom Pittman is an early personal computing pioneer and programmer known for his involvement in the Homebrew Computer Club and contributions to microcomputer software and education.
|
E916658
|
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: Tom Pittman | Statement: [Homebrew Computer Club, member, Tom Pittman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Pittman Context triple: [Homebrew Computer Club, member, Tom Pittman]
-
A.
Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K.
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B.
Johnny Mantz
Johnny Mantz was an American stock car racer best known for winning the first-ever Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1950.
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C.
Rex Pickett
Rex Pickett is an American novelist and screenwriter best known as the author of the wine-country novel "Sideways," which was adapted into the acclaimed 2004 film.
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D.
Karl Pitterson
Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and audio engineer best known for his work on classic reggae and dub recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick was an American character actor best known for his frequent appearances in John Ford films, often portraying rugged military or frontier figures.
- 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: Tom Pittman Triple: [Homebrew Computer Club, member, Tom Pittman]
Generated description
Tom Pittman is an early personal computing pioneer and programmer known for his involvement in the Homebrew Computer Club and contributions to microcomputer software and education.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Pittman Target entity description: Tom Pittman is an early personal computing pioneer and programmer known for his involvement in the Homebrew Computer Club and contributions to microcomputer software and education.
-
A.
Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K.
-
B.
Johnny Mantz
Johnny Mantz was an American stock car racer best known for winning the first-ever Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway in 1950.
-
C.
Rex Pickett
Rex Pickett is an American novelist and screenwriter best known as the author of the wine-country novel "Sideways," which was adapted into the acclaimed 2004 film.
-
D.
Karl Pitterson
Karl Pitterson is a Jamaican record producer and audio engineer best known for his work on classic reggae and dub recordings in the 1970s and 1980s.
-
E.
Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick was an American character actor best known for his frequent appearances in John Ford films, often portraying rugged military or frontier figures.
- 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_69d6aa9983c08190b0ef61603b69feac |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7999603948190934bca3a9151d726 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e509b8c348819090f118fc69e3441f |
completed | April 19, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e510f7bec08190989118b6e4a7fa49 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:29 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5168c8da0819093bf61d8ea5f9e35 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.