Triple
T4576184
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DLP technology |
E123145
|
entity |
| Predicate | inventedBy |
P632
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Larry Hornbeck
Larry Hornbeck is an American engineer best known for creating the digital micromirror device that underpins Texas Instruments' DLP projection technology.
|
E527007
|
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: Larry Hornbeck | Statement: [DLP technology, inventedBy, Larry Hornbeck]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Hornbeck Context triple: [DLP technology, inventedBy, Larry Hornbeck]
-
A.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
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B.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
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C.
Lew Hahn
Lew Hahn is a recording engineer known for his work on notable music projects such as the song "I'm Every Woman."
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D.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks in the NHL and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
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E.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
- 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: Larry Hornbeck Triple: [DLP technology, inventedBy, Larry Hornbeck]
Generated description
Larry Hornbeck is an American engineer best known for creating the digital micromirror device that underpins Texas Instruments' DLP projection technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Hornbeck Target entity description: Larry Hornbeck is an American engineer best known for creating the digital micromirror device that underpins Texas Instruments' DLP projection technology.
-
A.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
-
B.
Gary Waldhorn
Gary Waldhorn was a British actor best known for his comedic and character roles on television and stage, particularly in popular UK sitcoms.
-
C.
Lew Hahn
Lew Hahn is a recording engineer known for his work on notable music projects such as the song "I'm Every Woman."
-
D.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks in the NHL and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
-
E.
Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig is an American tax attorney who served as the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2018 to 2022.
- 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_69bd46466c7081909d07f36be2d08804 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd58dfe3508190b21836079e951a3c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bfd2366a3c819097391ad8731c21a8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:27 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bfd2b9290c819092ca7d3b29d8f39b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bfd3180ac081908711bd893d811c84 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 11:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:10 p.m.