Triple
T1587911
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lawrence G. Roberts |
E34107
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Network Systems Corporation
Network Systems Corporation was a computer networking company known for employing ARPANET pioneer Lawrence G. Roberts and contributing to early data communications technologies.
|
E180562
|
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: Network Systems Corporation | Statement: [Lawrence G. Roberts, employer, Network Systems Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Systems Corporation Context triple: [Lawrence G. Roberts, employer, Network Systems Corporation]
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A.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
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B.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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C.
Infocom
Infocom was a pioneering American software company best known for its influential text adventure games in the 1980s.
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D.
Agere Systems
Agere Systems was a semiconductor company specializing in communications and networking integrated circuits, formed as a spin-off from Lucent Technologies.
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E.
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.
- 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: Network Systems Corporation Triple: [Lawrence G. Roberts, employer, Network Systems Corporation]
Generated description
Network Systems Corporation was a computer networking company known for employing ARPANET pioneer Lawrence G. Roberts and contributing to early data communications technologies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Network Systems Corporation Target entity description: Network Systems Corporation was a computer networking company known for employing ARPANET pioneer Lawrence G. Roberts and contributing to early data communications technologies.
-
A.
Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems is a multinational technology conglomerate best known for designing and selling networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment used worldwide.
-
B.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
C.
Infocom
Infocom was a pioneering American software company best known for its influential text adventure games in the 1980s.
-
D.
Agere Systems
Agere Systems was a semiconductor company specializing in communications and networking integrated circuits, formed as a spin-off from Lucent Technologies.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69a885fceb2c8190b47e0f7c0aefbff0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9090c8e488190aa25893c5ef0fe22 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad469b36548190b2bdf2324fbea30f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad47189b388190acd217b2ba37533b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad47ffc5088190aeba84f6d92ff86f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:57 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.