Triple

T2676731
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ivan Sutherland E56477 entity
Predicate founded P104 FINISHED
Object Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation is a pioneering American company in computer graphics and simulation technology, known for its advanced visual systems and contributions to virtual reality and flight simulation.
 E288383 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: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation | Statement: [Ivan Sutherland, founded, Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Context triple: [Ivan Sutherland, founded, Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation]
  • A. Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
    Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
  • B. Hughes Aircraft Company
    Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
  • C. Setra Systems
    Setra Systems is a manufacturer of high-precision sensing and measurement instruments, particularly known for its pressure and environmental sensors used in industrial, HVAC, and critical environment applications.
  • D. Stanford Research Institute
    Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
  • E. Apollo Computer
    Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
  • 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: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Triple: [Ivan Sutherland, founded, Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation]
Generated description
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation is a pioneering American company in computer graphics and simulation technology, known for its advanced visual systems and contributions to virtual reality and flight simulation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Target entity description: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation is a pioneering American company in computer graphics and simulation technology, known for its advanced visual systems and contributions to virtual reality and flight simulation.
  • A. Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation
    Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation was an early American computer company founded by ENIAC creators J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly that played a pioneering role in the development of commercial electronic computers.
  • B. Hughes Aircraft Company
    Hughes Aircraft Company was a major American aerospace and defense contractor founded by Howard Hughes, known for pioneering work in aviation, electronics, and space systems.
  • C. Setra Systems
    Setra Systems is a manufacturer of high-precision sensing and measurement instruments, particularly known for its pressure and environmental sensors used in industrial, HVAC, and critical environment applications.
  • D. Stanford Research Institute
    Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
  • E. Apollo Computer
    Apollo Computer was an American computer company best known for pioneering high-performance Domain workstation systems in the 1980s.
  • 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_69ab4a4b13fc81909dfdb3f23da46832 completed March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd9b4a70481909d8b8242039c1cf2 completed March 7, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afa065a6f48190973a3b6c52aa23bf completed March 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afa1c4d33c8190b8efa8c1dac0772f completed March 10, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afa24388f48190854fdbac52ee8a03 completed March 10, 2026, 4:46 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.