Triple
T2629761
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cygwin |
E59603
|
entity |
| Predicate | originalDeveloper |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cygnus Solutions
Cygnus Solutions was a pioneering software company known for its work on free software tools and GNU development utilities, later acquired by Red Hat.
|
E284633
|
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: Cygnus Solutions | Statement: [Cygwin, originalDeveloper, Cygnus Solutions]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cygnus Solutions Context triple: [Cygwin, originalDeveloper, Cygnus Solutions]
-
A.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
-
B.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
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C.
Visigenic Software
Visigenic Software was a software company known for its early work in distributed object computing and CORBA-based middleware solutions before being acquired by Borland.
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D.
Genesys
Genesys is a global customer experience and contact center technology company known for its cloud-based solutions that help businesses manage and optimize customer interactions.
-
E.
Capco
Capco is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in the financial services industry.
- 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: Cygnus Solutions Triple: [Cygwin, originalDeveloper, Cygnus Solutions]
Generated description
Cygnus Solutions was a pioneering software company known for its work on free software tools and GNU development utilities, later acquired by Red Hat.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cygnus Solutions Target entity description: Cygnus Solutions was a pioneering software company known for its work on free software tools and GNU development utilities, later acquired by Red Hat.
-
A.
Syntrillium Software
Syntrillium Software was a software company best known for creating the audio editing program Cool Edit, which later evolved into Adobe Audition after Adobe acquired the firm.
-
B.
Wyatt Software
Wyatt Software was a software company known for employing pioneering programmer Ward Cunningham early in his career.
-
C.
Visigenic Software
Visigenic Software was a software company known for its early work in distributed object computing and CORBA-based middleware solutions before being acquired by Borland.
-
D.
Genesys
Genesys is a global customer experience and contact center technology company known for its cloud-based solutions that help businesses manage and optimize customer interactions.
-
E.
Capco
Capco is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in the financial services industry.
- 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_69ab4ac8596c8190b34997e73d9e991c |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd8c452508190b02e1630d725497a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af90a7021081909f81c4ddb48fa00c |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69af9172ba248190bbc68a00b43d9b44 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:35 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69af92500920819082c651f75a06dd72 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 3:38 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.