Triple
T19112030
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Shostak |
E467811
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | DEC Systems Research Center |
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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: DEC Systems Research Center | Statement: [Robert Shostak, employer, DEC Systems Research Center]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DEC Systems Research Center Context triple: [Robert Shostak, employer, DEC Systems Research Center]
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A.
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory
chosen
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory was a pioneering computer science research lab known for influential work in systems, compilers, and distributed computing.
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B.
Compaq Systems Research Center
Compaq Systems Research Center was an industrial research lab of Compaq Computer Corporation known for influential work in computer systems, networking, and operating systems.
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C.
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is IBM’s primary research laboratory, renowned for pioneering work in computer science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology.
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D.
Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory
The Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory is a research group within Stanford University focused on advancing computer systems, including hardware, architecture, and related software technologies.
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E.
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory is a renowned Swiss research center of IBM known for pioneering work in nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, and solid-state physics, including Nobel Prize–winning innovations.
- 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.