Triple

T1662504
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul Baran E35939 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object On Distributed Communications series
On Distributed Communications series is a seminal set of research papers by Paul Baran that laid the theoretical foundations for packet-switched, distributed computer networks and influenced the development of the modern internet.
E187379 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: On Distributed Communications series | Statement: [Paul Baran, notableWork, On Distributed Communications series]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Distributed Communications series
Context triple: [Paul Baran, notableWork, On Distributed Communications series]
  • A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
    The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
  • B. Computer Communication Review
    Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
  • C. Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing
    Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on research and standards related to radio-communication technologies and signal processing methods.
  • D. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • E. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
    The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
  • 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: On Distributed Communications series
Triple: [Paul Baran, notableWork, On Distributed Communications series]
Generated description
On Distributed Communications series is a seminal set of research papers by Paul Baran that laid the theoretical foundations for packet-switched, distributed computer networks and influenced the development of the modern internet.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Distributed Communications series
Target entity description: On Distributed Communications series is a seminal set of research papers by Paul Baran that laid the theoretical foundations for packet-switched, distributed computer networks and influenced the development of the modern internet.
  • A. IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing
    The IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Distributed Processing is a professional body within the IEEE Computer Society that focuses on advancing research, standards, and community activities in distributed computing systems and related technologies.
  • B. Computer Communication Review
    Computer Communication Review is a leading academic journal and newsletter of the ACM SIGCOMM community, publishing research and commentary on computer networking and data communication.
  • C. Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing
    Commission C – Radio-communication Systems and Signal Processing is a specialized body within the International Union of Radio Science that focuses on research and standards related to radio-communication technologies and signal processing methods.
  • D. The Computer as a Communication Device
    "The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
  • E. International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems
    The International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems is a leading annual research conference focused on the theory, design, implementation, and applications of distributed computing and distributed systems.
  • 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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90ab3bd7081908d15d772b10aebbe completed March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad682d968081909494920f3a7ea3af completed March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad69017e448190b337337431c6f797 completed March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad6966c3108190bf2519f698dd3903 completed March 8, 2026, 12:19 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.