Triple
T13572632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William M. Newman |
E324202
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert F. Sproull
Robert F. Sproull is a computer scientist known for his influential work in computer graphics and systems research, including coauthoring foundational texts in the field.
|
E1049031
|
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: Robert F. Sproull | Statement: [William M. Newman, coAuthor, Robert F. Sproull]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert F. Sproull Context triple: [William M. Newman, coAuthor, Robert F. Sproull]
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A.
Albert R. Meyer
Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
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B.
William Clinger
William Clinger is a computer scientist best known for his influential work on the Scheme programming language and his role in standardizing it.
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C.
William Clinger
William Clinger is an American politician and former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania known for his leadership on government reform and information technology legislation.
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D.
John C. Martin
John C. Martin was an American pharmaceutical executive and scientist best known for leading Gilead Sciences’ rise into a major biopharmaceutical company, particularly in antiviral and HIV/hepatitis C treatments.
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E.
F. B. Crocker
F. B. Crocker was an American electrical engineer and inventor known for his contributions to the development of electric machinery and his role in the early growth of the electrical industry.
- 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: Robert F. Sproull Triple: [William M. Newman, coAuthor, Robert F. Sproull]
Generated description
Robert F. Sproull is a computer scientist known for his influential work in computer graphics and systems research, including coauthoring foundational texts in the field.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert F. Sproull Target entity description: Robert F. Sproull is a computer scientist known for his influential work in computer graphics and systems research, including coauthoring foundational texts in the field.
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A.
Albert R. Meyer
Albert R. Meyer is an American computer scientist and professor at MIT known for his influential work in theoretical computer science and the foundations of computation.
-
B.
William Clinger
William Clinger is a computer scientist best known for his influential work on the Scheme programming language and his role in standardizing it.
-
C.
William Clinger
William Clinger is an American politician and former Republican congressman from Pennsylvania known for his leadership on government reform and information technology legislation.
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D.
John C. Martin
John C. Martin was an American pharmaceutical executive and scientist best known for leading Gilead Sciences’ rise into a major biopharmaceutical company, particularly in antiviral and HIV/hepatitis C treatments.
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E.
F. B. Crocker
F. B. Crocker was an American electrical engineer and inventor known for his contributions to the development of electric machinery and his role in the early growth of the electrical industry.
- 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_69d80769100c819099111274614f5ed2 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbb0106cb48190b20eb9bda131a68a |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f76bb827d48190958e5710d554cd04 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f77641e5308190a75bcffeb9bfd7b4 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7792110e48190a29b6e89c6ebcc03 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:48 p.m.