Triple
T19719542
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Walter Willinger |
E473566
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCoAuthor |
P2389
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vern Paxson |
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|
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: Vern Paxson | Statement: [Walter Willinger, hasCoAuthor, Vern Paxson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vern Paxson Context triple: [Walter Willinger, hasCoAuthor, Vern Paxson]
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A.
Walter F. Parkes
Walter F. Parkes is an American film producer and screenwriter known for overseeing major Hollywood projects such as the "Men in Black" series and serving as head of DreamWorks' motion picture division.
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B.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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C.
Bill L. Norton
Bill L. Norton is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, including projects in both feature films and popular TV series.
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D.
Alan E. Nourse
Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
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E.
Fred Pardee
Fred Pardee was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for his major donations to educational and policy research institutions, including Boston University and the RAND Corporation.
- 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: Vern Paxson Target entity description: Vern Paxson is a computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in Internet measurement, network security, and the development of the Bro (now Zeek) network intrusion detection system.
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A.
Walter F. Parkes
Walter F. Parkes is an American film producer and screenwriter known for overseeing major Hollywood projects such as the "Men in Black" series and serving as head of DreamWorks' motion picture division.
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B.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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C.
Bill L. Norton
Bill L. Norton is an American film and television director and screenwriter known for his work in the 1970s and 1980s, including projects in both feature films and popular TV series.
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D.
Alan E. Nourse
Alan E. Nourse was an American science fiction author and physician known for works that often explored medical and social themes, including the novel "The Bladerunner."
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E.
Fred Pardee
Fred Pardee was an American businessman and philanthropist best known for his major donations to educational and policy research institutions, including Boston University and the RAND Corporation.
- 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_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64410e5548190b60e13603b6c0053 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.