Triple

T17677315
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject occam programming language E440672 entity
Predicate developer P73 FINISHED
Object David May — NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: David May | Statement: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David May
Context triple: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
  • A. David May
    David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
  • B. Chris May
    Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
  • C. David May II
    David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
  • D. Don Dixon
    Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
  • E. Tom May
    Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: David May
Target entity description: David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
  • A. David May
    David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
  • B. Chris May
    Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
  • C. David May II
    David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
  • D. Don Dixon
    Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
  • E. Tom May
    Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8b9e940b081908b862bb0e6e89b0d completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e46f6e959c819092d9d33e79bd51f7 completed April 19, 2026, 6 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:01 a.m.