Triple
T1386192
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Peter J. Denning |
E29850
|
entity |
| Predicate | doctoralAdvisor |
P167
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Fernando J. Corbató
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
|
E162605
|
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: Fernando J. Corbató | Statement: [Peter J. Denning, doctoralAdvisor, Fernando J. Corbató]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fernando J. Corbató Context triple: [Peter J. Denning, doctoralAdvisor, Fernando J. Corbató]
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A.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
-
B.
Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis was an American computer scientist and educator renowned for his pioneering work in programming languages and for being the first recipient of the Turing Award.
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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.
John Backus
John Backus was an American computer scientist best known for leading the development of the Fortran programming language and contributing foundational work to programming language design and formal notation.
-
E.
Ivan Sutherland
Ivan Sutherland is a pioneering computer scientist widely regarded as the "father of computer graphics" for his groundbreaking work on interactive graphics systems and virtual reality.
- 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: Fernando J. Corbató Triple: [Peter J. Denning, doctoralAdvisor, Fernando J. Corbató]
Generated description
Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fernando J. Corbató Target entity description: Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
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A.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
-
B.
Alan Perlis
Alan Perlis was an American computer scientist and educator renowned for his pioneering work in programming languages and for being the first recipient of the Turing Award.
-
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.
-
D.
John Backus
John Backus was an American computer scientist best known for leading the development of the Fortran programming language and contributing foundational work to programming language design and formal notation.
-
E.
Ivan Sutherland
Ivan Sutherland is a pioneering computer scientist widely regarded as the "father of computer graphics" for his groundbreaking work on interactive graphics systems and virtual reality.
- 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_69a498dc92f8819094a1108f8ac90f43 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c339f3d481909c04b14129899945 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace56bf6c48190839a9d01c935e4bf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace5fb515081908acadef0303b8f6e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace9ba4b3481908d03636d8f72d04c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:15 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.