Triple
T1774549
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NuBus |
E38948
|
entity |
| Predicate | wasInitiallyDesignedBy |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard W. Johnson
Howard W. Johnson was an engineer and computer scientist known for his influential work in high-speed digital design and signal integrity.
|
E200301
|
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: Howard W. Johnson | Statement: [NuBus, wasInitiallyDesignedBy, Howard W. Johnson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard W. Johnson Context triple: [NuBus, wasInitiallyDesignedBy, Howard W. Johnson]
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A.
Conrad Hilton
Conrad Hilton was an American hotelier and businessman best known as the founder of Hilton Hotels.
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B.
Fred Harvey Company
The Fred Harvey Company was a pioneering American hospitality and restaurant chain that served travelers along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and became famous for its well-trained waitresses known as the Harvey Girls.
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C.
Norman Brinker
Norman Brinker was an influential American restaurateur and entrepreneur credited with pioneering the casual dining industry through brands like Chili’s and Steak and Ale.
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D.
S. W. Burger
S. W. Burger is the commonly used name of Schalk Willem Burger, a prominent Boer military leader and acting president of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War.
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E.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
- 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: Howard W. Johnson Triple: [NuBus, wasInitiallyDesignedBy, Howard W. Johnson]
Generated description
Howard W. Johnson was an engineer and computer scientist known for his influential work in high-speed digital design and signal integrity.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard W. Johnson Target entity description: Howard W. Johnson was an engineer and computer scientist known for his influential work in high-speed digital design and signal integrity.
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A.
Conrad Hilton
Conrad Hilton was an American hotelier and businessman best known as the founder of Hilton Hotels.
-
B.
Fred Harvey Company
The Fred Harvey Company was a pioneering American hospitality and restaurant chain that served travelers along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and became famous for its well-trained waitresses known as the Harvey Girls.
-
C.
Norman Brinker
Norman Brinker was an influential American restaurateur and entrepreneur credited with pioneering the casual dining industry through brands like Chili’s and Steak and Ale.
-
D.
S. W. Burger
S. W. Burger is the commonly used name of Schalk Willem Burger, a prominent Boer military leader and acting president of the South African Republic during the Second Boer War.
-
E.
Rodman Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamaker was an American businessman and department store magnate whose support for professional golf helped lead to the creation of the PGA Championship and its iconic Wanamaker Trophy.
- 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abaffee0f88190aa7a42ef4a4e2bd2 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ada9982d208190b0c29ee1141e91b0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adab0295b8819092cb51082337b97b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adaea83bfc8190a526d5f2bd460e4c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.