Triple
T19112020
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Shostak |
E467811
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthorOf |
P2389
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Byzantine Generals Problem |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Byzantine Generals Problem | Statement: [Robert Shostak, coAuthorOf, Byzantine Generals Problem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byzantine Generals Problem Context triple: [Robert Shostak, coAuthorOf, Byzantine Generals Problem]
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A.
Byzantine Generals Problem
chosen
The Byzantine Generals Problem is a classic computer science and distributed systems thought experiment that illustrates the difficulty of achieving reliable consensus among participants in the presence of faulty or malicious actors.
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B.
Byzantine fault tolerance
Byzantine fault tolerance is a property of distributed systems that enables them to continue operating correctly even when some components behave arbitrarily or maliciously.
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C.
"Reaching Agreement in the Presence of Faults"
"Reaching Agreement in the Presence of Faults" is a seminal paper in distributed computing that introduced the Byzantine Generals Problem and laid the foundations for understanding consensus in unreliable, fault-prone systems.
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D.
Paxos
Paxos is a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea, known for its clear turquoise waters, olive groves, and tranquil, less-touristed atmosphere.
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E.
Paxos consensus algorithm
The Paxos consensus algorithm is a fault-tolerant protocol for achieving agreement among distributed systems, widely used as a foundation for reliable, replicated state machines and modern distributed databases.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69d8dd06a26481908039e2a1bae8c597 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5e394969c81909d09b2300ea0e041 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 8:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 12:04 p.m.