Triple

T3310396
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jeffrey Dean E69556 entity
Predicate notableEmployerBeforeGoogle P1910 FINISHED
Object Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory was a pioneering computer science research lab known for influential work in systems, compilers, and distributed computing.
E346958 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory | Statement: [Jeffrey Dean, notableEmployerBeforeGoogle, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory
Context triple: [Jeffrey Dean, notableEmployerBeforeGoogle, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory]
  • A. Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
    The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
  • B. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • C. DECsystem-10
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory
Triple: [Jeffrey Dean, notableEmployerBeforeGoogle, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory]
Generated description
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory was a pioneering computer science research lab known for influential work in systems, compilers, and distributed computing.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory
Target entity description: Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory was a pioneering computer science research lab known for influential work in systems, compilers, and distributed computing.
  • A. Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer
    The Honeywell DDP-516 minicomputer was a rugged, 16-bit computer from the 1960s widely used in real-time and military applications, notably serving as the hardware platform for the original ARPANET Interface Message Processors.
  • B. Honeywell 316 minicomputer
    The Honeywell 316 minicomputer was a small, 16-bit general-purpose computer from the late 1960s widely used in early networking and control applications.
  • C. DECsystem-10
    The DECsystem-10 was a family of influential 36-bit mainframe computers introduced in the 1960s, widely used in universities and research institutions for time-sharing and early networked computing.
  • D. 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.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableEmployerBeforeGoogle
Context triple: [Jeffrey Dean, notableEmployerBeforeGoogle, Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) Western Research Laboratory]
  • A. notableEmployer
    Indicates that an entity has been employed by, or has worked for, a particularly significant or noteworthy organization or individual.
  • B. hasNotableCompany
    Indicates that an entity is associated with or linked to a company that is considered notable or significant in some context.
  • C. worksForCompanyFoundedBy
    Indicates that a person is employed by a company that was founded by a specified individual.
  • D. notableOccupationContext
    Indicates that the referenced occupation is notable or significant specifically within the given contextual framework or domain.
  • E. formerEmployer chosen
    Indicates that one entity previously employed the other but no longer does so.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ad859f218081909458d2cebbf57565 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb0eb6dd08190bab1ce80f417966a completed March 8, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2f3f0d52081908bbade5e514f17d1 completed March 12, 2026, 5:12 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2fa6edd6c8190a398e622c1c8600c completed March 12, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b31413fa2481908a52237df05e6fe6 completed March 12, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69ada4282730819092aa39c5f9269df0 completed March 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.