Triple
T1490816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lotus Development Corporation |
E29573
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ashton-Tate
Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
|
E171252
|
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: Ashton-Tate | Statement: [Lotus Development Corporation, competitor, Ashton-Tate]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton-Tate Context triple: [Lotus Development Corporation, competitor, Ashton-Tate]
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A.
Acorn Computers
Acorn Computers was a pioneering British computer company best known for developing early personal computers and creating the ARM architecture that became foundational in modern computing devices.
-
B.
Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
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C.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
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D.
Osborne
Osborne is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across history and contemporary culture.
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E.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
- 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: Ashton-Tate Triple: [Lotus Development Corporation, competitor, Ashton-Tate]
Generated description
Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton-Tate Target entity description: Ashton-Tate was a prominent American software company best known for its dBASE database management system, which was a leading product in the personal computer software market during the 1980s.
-
A.
Acorn Computers
Acorn Computers was a pioneering British computer company best known for developing early personal computers and creating the ARM architecture that became foundational in modern computing devices.
-
B.
Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
-
C.
Lotus 1-2-3
Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.
-
D.
Osborne
Osborne is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across history and contemporary culture.
-
E.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
- 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_69a498da82e08190ba833330d05f380f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6c233ec819087e1233af02aabfc |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1ca98e64819097916eb7717e6364 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad1d34656481909949b4bfd83c6142 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:54 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad1dd7b34c8190b6957be2112506dd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:12 p.m.