Triple
T1662522
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Baran |
E35939
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Metricom
Metricom was a pioneering wireless data communications company best known for its Ricochet wireless internet service in the 1990s.
|
E187380
|
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: Metricom | Statement: [Paul Baran, employer, Metricom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metricom Context triple: [Paul Baran, employer, Metricom]
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A.
Radisys
Radisys is a U.S.-based telecommunications solutions company known for providing open telecom and digital infrastructure platforms to service providers and network operators worldwide.
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B.
Volacom
Volacom is a company founded by Tesla co-founder and battery technology pioneer JB Straubel, likely focused on advanced engineering and sustainable technology solutions.
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C.
BBN Technologies
BBN Technologies is an American research and development company renowned for its pioneering work in computer networking and its key role in creating the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
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D.
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies is a telecommunications research and development company known for creating industry standards and software solutions for network planning, management, and operations.
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E.
Agere Systems
Agere Systems was a semiconductor company specializing in communications and networking integrated circuits, formed as a spin-off from Lucent Technologies.
- 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: Metricom Triple: [Paul Baran, employer, Metricom]
Generated description
Metricom was a pioneering wireless data communications company best known for its Ricochet wireless internet service in the 1990s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metricom Target entity description: Metricom was a pioneering wireless data communications company best known for its Ricochet wireless internet service in the 1990s.
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A.
Radisys
Radisys is a U.S.-based telecommunications solutions company known for providing open telecom and digital infrastructure platforms to service providers and network operators worldwide.
-
B.
Volacom
Volacom is a company founded by Tesla co-founder and battery technology pioneer JB Straubel, likely focused on advanced engineering and sustainable technology solutions.
-
C.
BBN Technologies
BBN Technologies is an American research and development company renowned for its pioneering work in computer networking and its key role in creating the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
-
D.
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies is a telecommunications research and development company known for creating industry standards and software solutions for network planning, management, and operations.
-
E.
Agere Systems
Agere Systems was a semiconductor company specializing in communications and networking integrated circuits, formed as a spin-off from Lucent Technologies.
- 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.