Triple
T1181728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thompson |
E25151
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ken Thompson (computer scientist) |
E31846
|
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: Ken Thompson (computer scientist) | Statement: [Thompson, hasNotableBearer, Ken Thompson (computer scientist)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Thompson (computer scientist) Context triple: [Thompson, hasNotableBearer, Ken Thompson (computer scientist)]
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A.
Ken Thompson
chosen
Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the Unix operating system and the B programming language, and for his foundational contributions to modern computing.
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B.
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
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C.
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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D.
Eric Raymond
Eric Raymond is an American software developer, open-source advocate, and author best known for his influential essay collection "The Cathedral and the Bazaar," which helped popularize and legitimize the open-source software movement.
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E.
Alan Kay
Alan Kay is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work on object-oriented programming and the development of the graphical user interface.
- 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_69a494267b4c819088c97a59182bf56a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bd347d4481909e9094463011289d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac6f21547c81909cf23c454436e839 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:45 p.m.