Triple
T2139757
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alvy Ray Smith |
E46734
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object | A Biography of the Pixel |
E237522
|
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: A Biography of the Pixel | Statement: [Alvy Ray Smith, authorOf, A Biography of the Pixel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Biography of the Pixel Context triple: [Alvy Ray Smith, authorOf, A Biography of the Pixel]
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A.
A Biography of the Pixel
chosen
"A Biography of the Pixel" is a nonfiction book by computer graphics pioneer Alvy Ray Smith that explores the history, science, and cultural impact of the pixel as the fundamental unit of digital imaging.
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B.
A Pixel is Not a Little Square
"A Pixel is Not a Little Square" is a well-known essay by computer graphics pioneer Alvy Ray Smith that clarifies the true mathematical and perceptual nature of pixels in digital imaging.
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C.
Pixels
Pixels is a 2015 science fiction comedy film in which classic video game characters attack Earth, prompting former arcade champions to defend the planet.
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D.
Pixel
Pixel is Google's flagship line of Android smartphones known for their clean software experience and advanced camera capabilities.
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E.
The Universal Computer
The Universal Computer is a book by mathematician and logician Martin Davis that traces the history and development of the concept of computation and the universal Turing machine.
- 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_69a88a174ab48190a5db20c132e5dccf |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbe025d3c81908bcb33a7ff09eae8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae58d5535c8190b59293afe3a10834 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.