Triple
T11419756
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Xerox Alto |
E270586
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Xerox Star |
E72448
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Xerox Star | Statement: [Xerox Alto, successor, Xerox Star]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xerox Star Context triple: [Xerox Alto, successor, Xerox Star]
-
A.
Xerox Star system
chosen
The Xerox Star system was an early commercial workstation that pioneered the modern graphical user interface with icons, windows, and a desktop metaphor, profoundly influencing later personal computers.
-
B.
Xerox Alto
The Xerox Alto was a pioneering early personal computer that introduced the graphical user interface, mouse, and desktop metaphor that heavily influenced later systems like the Apple Macintosh.
-
C.
Xerox Network Systems
Xerox Network Systems (XNS) is a pioneering suite of network protocols developed by Xerox in the late 1970s that strongly influenced later networking technologies and protocol stacks.
-
D.
Xerox Alto user interface
The Xerox Alto user interface was a pioneering graphical user interface featuring windows, icons, and a desktop metaphor that profoundly shaped the design of modern personal computing environments.
-
E.
Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aaddeaa8819088b30ef7b50598c9 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d801b20ce08190befc98379b879985 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5d36004cc81908222321af88d2903 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.