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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
notableEmployer
Indicates that an entity has been employed by, or has worked for, a particularly significant or noteworthy organization or individual.
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B.
hasNotableCompany
Indicates that an entity is associated with or linked to a company that is considered notable or significant in some context.
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C.
worksForCompanyFoundedBy
Indicates that a person is employed by a company that was founded by a specified individual.
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D.
notableOccupationContext
Indicates that the referenced occupation is notable or significant specifically within the given contextual framework or domain.
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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.