Triple
T11113631
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alan Shugart |
E262822
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasEmployerHistory |
P11675
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
IBM disk drive division
The IBM disk drive division was the part of IBM responsible for developing and manufacturing the company’s early hard disk storage technologies, where pioneering engineer Alan Shugart worked before founding his own influential storage companies.
|
E905952
|
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: IBM disk drive division | Statement: [Alan Shugart, hasEmployerHistory, IBM disk drive division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBM disk drive division Context triple: [Alan Shugart, hasEmployerHistory, IBM disk drive division]
-
A.
IBM mainframe division
The IBM mainframe division is the business unit within IBM responsible for designing and producing its high-end mainframe computer systems and related enterprise technologies.
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B.
IBM AT
The IBM AT (Advanced Technology) is a mid-1980s IBM personal computer that introduced the 80286 processor and became a widely adopted standard for business PCs.
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C.
IBM 3420 magnetic tape drives
IBM 3420 magnetic tape drives are a family of high-performance, reel-to-reel tape storage devices introduced by IBM in the early 1970s for mainframe data backup and archival.
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D.
IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
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E.
IBM 165
The IBM 165 was a mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific data processing in the early 1970s.
- 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: IBM disk drive division Triple: [Alan Shugart, hasEmployerHistory, IBM disk drive division]
Generated description
The IBM disk drive division was the part of IBM responsible for developing and manufacturing the company’s early hard disk storage technologies, where pioneering engineer Alan Shugart worked before founding his own influential storage companies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IBM disk drive division Target entity description: The IBM disk drive division was the part of IBM responsible for developing and manufacturing the company’s early hard disk storage technologies, where pioneering engineer Alan Shugart worked before founding his own influential storage companies.
-
A.
IBM mainframe division
The IBM mainframe division is the business unit within IBM responsible for designing and producing its high-end mainframe computer systems and related enterprise technologies.
-
B.
IBM AT
The IBM AT (Advanced Technology) is a mid-1980s IBM personal computer that introduced the 80286 processor and became a widely adopted standard for business PCs.
-
C.
IBM 3420 magnetic tape drives
IBM 3420 magnetic tape drives are a family of high-performance, reel-to-reel tape storage devices introduced by IBM in the early 1970s for mainframe data backup and archival.
-
D.
IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
-
E.
IBM 165
The IBM 165 was a mainframe computer model in IBM's System/370 family, designed for large-scale commercial and scientific data processing in the early 1970s.
- 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_69d6aa9b46cc8190b19f9f0cc45bf322 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d79aa637888190935e852281408356 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e42d78c71c81908671a93ac5196c0a |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e42f3dd02c8190b40bc692c24b2ff4 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e43771eaec8190be9bb709723931e0 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:27 p.m.