Triple
T1641690
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Kahn |
E35485
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bolt Beranek and Newman |
E188
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Bolt Beranek and Newman | Statement: [Robert Kahn, employer, Bolt Beranek and Newman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolt Beranek and Newman Context triple: [Robert Kahn, employer, Bolt Beranek and Newman]
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A.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
chosen
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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B.
Berlekamp and Company
Berlekamp and Company is an investment management firm established by mathematician and coding theory pioneer Elwyn R. Berlekamp, known for applying quantitative and game-theoretic methods to financial markets.
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C.
Hopper
Hopper is a surname most famously associated with Edward Hopper, the American realist painter known for his evocative depictions of modern urban life and isolation.
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D.
Sloan
Sloan is a small unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, located just south of Las Vegas along Interstate 15.
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E.
Sloan
Sloan is a surname most notably associated with Alfred P. Sloan, the influential long-time president and chairman of General Motors.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90a3e254081908b7c4a9dfeafc4f8 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad60a0096c81909dc723d0db95481e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.