Triple

T17015980
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Langton E412821 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Christopher Langton
Christopher Langton is an American computer scientist and artificial life researcher best known for pioneering work on cellular automata, including the development of "Langton's ant."
E1246743 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: Christopher Langton | Statement: [Langton, hasNotableBearer, Christopher Langton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher Langton
Context triple: [Langton, hasNotableBearer, Christopher Langton]
  • A. Michael Goguen
    Michael Goguen is an American animation producer and director best known for his work on numerous superhero and action-oriented animated television series.
  • B. John Ritchie
    John Ritchie was the father of John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols.
  • C. Colin Allen
    Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
  • D. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • E. Sir Anthony Hart
    Sir Anthony Hart was a prominent Irish lawyer and judge who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland in the early 19th century.
  • 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: Christopher Langton
Triple: [Langton, hasNotableBearer, Christopher Langton]
Generated description
Christopher Langton is an American computer scientist and artificial life researcher best known for pioneering work on cellular automata, including the development of "Langton's ant."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher Langton
Target entity description: Christopher Langton is an American computer scientist and artificial life researcher best known for pioneering work on cellular automata, including the development of "Langton's ant."
  • A. Michael Goguen
    Michael Goguen is an American animation producer and director best known for his work on numerous superhero and action-oriented animated television series.
  • B. John Ritchie
    John Ritchie was the father of John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols.
  • C. Colin Allen
    Colin Allen is an author known for his work on the book "Medicine Jar."
  • D. Alan Emtage
    Alan Emtage is a computer scientist best known for creating Archie, the first widely used Internet search engine, which laid foundational groundwork for modern web search.
  • E. Sir Anthony Hart
    Sir Anthony Hart was a prominent Irish lawyer and judge who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland in the early 19th century.
  • 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_69d886cc4170819093deddc7b8b4b6a7 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3d47f198c8190b0473f638101f606 completed April 18, 2026, 6:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a011b4ba2a88190a49d355836ff1dcf completed May 10, 2026, 11:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a011d5d720c8190ba6f7146a8a5f7f4 completed May 11, 2026, 12:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a011dd998888190a60d3880fd5c20c2 completed May 11, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:33 a.m.