Triple
T1774180
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MacPaint |
E38940
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Andy Hertzfeld |
E108390
|
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: Andy Hertzfeld | Statement: [MacPaint, developer, Andy Hertzfeld]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andy Hertzfeld Context triple: [MacPaint, developer, Andy Hertzfeld]
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A.
Andy Hertzfeld
chosen
Andy Hertzfeld is a pioneering software engineer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh development team and a co-creator of the Mac’s graphical user interface.
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B.
Richard Hamlett
Richard Hamlett is an American real estate developer best known for his marriage to actress and singer Debbie Reynolds.
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C.
Jonathan Schwartz
Jonathan Schwartz is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed independent movies such as "Like Crazy."
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D.
Phil Zimmermann
Phil Zimmermann is an American cryptographer best known as the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a widely used email encryption software that helped popularize strong cryptography for the public.
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E.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
- 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa64b59428819082e0d43a61f4f299 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adb5c96694819085f3ccafb141802f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.