Triple
T2401071
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Seagate Technology |
E47767
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan Shugart
Alan Shugart was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of the modern hard disk drive industry and the co-founder of Seagate Technology.
|
E262822
|
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: Alan Shugart | Statement: [Seagate Technology, foundedBy, Alan Shugart]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Shugart Context triple: [Seagate Technology, foundedBy, Alan Shugart]
-
A.
Gary Kildall
Gary Kildall was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of microcomputer operating systems and the founder of Digital Research.
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B.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
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C.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
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D.
Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
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E.
Federico Faggin
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, and inventor best known for leading the development of the first commercial microprocessor and pioneering work in semiconductor technology.
- 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: Alan Shugart Triple: [Seagate Technology, foundedBy, Alan Shugart]
Generated description
Alan Shugart was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of the modern hard disk drive industry and the co-founder of Seagate Technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Shugart Target entity description: Alan Shugart was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of the modern hard disk drive industry and the co-founder of Seagate Technology.
-
A.
Gary Kildall
Gary Kildall was an American computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a pioneer of microcomputer operating systems and the founder of Digital Research.
-
B.
Leonard Bosack
Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
-
C.
John Simon Ritchie
John Simon Ritchie, better known as Sid Vicious, was the bassist of the pioneering English punk rock band the Sex Pistols and an icon of the 1970s punk movement.
-
D.
Gordon Bell
Gordon Bell is an American computer engineer and pioneer in computer architecture, best known for his influential work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and contributions to minicomputer and bus design.
-
E.
Federico Faggin
Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, and inventor best known for leading the development of the first commercial microprocessor and pioneering work in semiconductor technology.
- 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_69a88a1c450c81909f61abb8b6863885 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc8caf12c8190b1482b9bc7bf9606 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aeb3e319c481908537fe278f6f0a67 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aeb4b942b08190addc2885fbda0e41 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aeb557247c8190920ce3a5db388800 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:57 p.m.