Triple
T1311612
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Kailath |
E28003
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Wozencraft
John Wozencraft was an influential American electrical engineer and information theorist known for his foundational contributions to coding theory and communication systems.
|
E151534
|
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: John Wozencraft | Statement: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralAdvisor, John Wozencraft]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Wozencraft Context triple: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralAdvisor, John Wozencraft]
-
A.
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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B.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is an American electronics engineer and programmer best known as the co-founder and technical mastermind behind the early Apple computers that helped launch the personal computing revolution.
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C.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
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D.
John Gage
John Gage is a name shared by several notable figures, including historical politicians, diplomats, and fictional characters in film and television.
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E.
Andy Bechtolsheim
Andy Bechtolsheim is a German-born electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google.
- 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: John Wozencraft Triple: [Thomas Kailath, doctoralAdvisor, John Wozencraft]
Generated description
John Wozencraft was an influential American electrical engineer and information theorist known for his foundational contributions to coding theory and communication systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Wozencraft Target entity description: John Wozencraft was an influential American electrical engineer and information theorist known for his foundational contributions to coding theory and communication systems.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is an American electronics engineer and programmer best known as the co-founder and technical mastermind behind the early Apple computers that helped launch the personal computing revolution.
-
C.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
-
D.
John Gage
John Gage is a name shared by several notable figures, including historical politicians, diplomats, and fictional characters in film and television.
-
E.
Andy Bechtolsheim
Andy Bechtolsheim is a German-born electrical engineer, entrepreneur, and billionaire best known as a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and an early investor in Google.
- 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_69a498532c3481909223b74af2e578df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c1560f888190bdd9107b08395e0b |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acbf2964048190950723487c7cf707 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acbfc03f20819089a025fc745c9203 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acc0282080819087676813c2852a96 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:17 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:55 p.m.