Triple

T16246605
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jeannette M. Wing E394385 entity
Predicate doctoralAdvisor P167 FINISHED
Object John Guttag
John Guttag is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his work in software engineering, computer science education, and authorship of influential introductory programming textbooks.
E1203142 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 Guttag | Statement: [Jeannette M. Wing, doctoralAdvisor, John Guttag]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Guttag
Context triple: [Jeannette M. Wing, doctoralAdvisor, John Guttag]
  • A. Hal Abelson
    Hal Abelson is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in computer science education, open knowledge, and software freedom.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. Dan Goldberg
    Dan Goldberg is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the hit movie "The Hangover."
  • D. Andrew B. Moore
    Andrew B. Moore was an American politician who served as governor of Alabama in the years leading up to and during the early part of the Civil War.
  • E. Brian Harvey
    Brian Harvey is a former professional soccer player best known for his time with the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League.
  • 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 Guttag
Triple: [Jeannette M. Wing, doctoralAdvisor, John Guttag]
Generated description
John Guttag is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his work in software engineering, computer science education, and authorship of influential introductory programming textbooks.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Guttag
Target entity description: John Guttag is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his work in software engineering, computer science education, and authorship of influential introductory programming textbooks.
  • A. Hal Abelson
    Hal Abelson is an American computer scientist and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in computer science education, open knowledge, and software freedom.
  • B. Andrew G. Myers
    Andrew G. Myers is an American organic chemist renowned for his contributions to complex molecule synthesis and medicinal chemistry.
  • C. Dan Goldberg
    Dan Goldberg is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood comedies, including the hit movie "The Hangover."
  • D. Andrew B. Moore
    Andrew B. Moore was an American politician who served as governor of Alabama in the years leading up to and during the early part of the Civil War.
  • E. Brian Harvey
    Brian Harvey is a former professional soccer player best known for his time with the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League.
  • 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_69d87f2171208190951025e526947816 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e245931074819096f38003da70f271 completed April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a000ee135b881909cc1b6919bc7af29 completed May 10, 2026, 4:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00132b0ca4819080f45f929ac39eca completed May 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00138ca1b48190bd7d79699b9e2114 completed May 10, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:04 a.m.