Triple
T4765340
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Byzantine Generals Problem |
E105795
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAuthor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Shostak
Robert Shostak is a computer scientist known for his foundational work in distributed computing and fault-tolerant consensus, including co-authoring the seminal paper on the Byzantine Generals Problem.
|
E467811
|
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: Robert Shostak | Statement: [Byzantine Generals Problem, hasAuthor, Robert Shostak]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Shostak Context triple: [Byzantine Generals Problem, hasAuthor, Robert Shostak]
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A.
Allan H. Meltzer
Allan H. Meltzer was an influential American economist known for his extensive work on monetary policy, central banking, and his authoritative history of the Federal Reserve.
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B.
Lev Okun
Lev Okun was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and contributions to the understanding of quarks, weak interactions, and the foundations of quantum field theory.
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C.
Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo is an economic historian known for his influential research on monetary history and policy, often focusing on financial crises and the evolution of central banking.
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D.
Max Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz was a prominent American architect known for his modernist designs of major cultural and institutional buildings, including notable performance arts centers and university facilities.
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E.
Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
- 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: Robert Shostak Triple: [Byzantine Generals Problem, hasAuthor, Robert Shostak]
Generated description
Robert Shostak is a computer scientist known for his foundational work in distributed computing and fault-tolerant consensus, including co-authoring the seminal paper on the Byzantine Generals Problem.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Shostak Target entity description: Robert Shostak is a computer scientist known for his foundational work in distributed computing and fault-tolerant consensus, including co-authoring the seminal paper on the Byzantine Generals Problem.
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A.
Allan H. Meltzer
Allan H. Meltzer was an influential American economist known for his extensive work on monetary policy, central banking, and his authoritative history of the Federal Reserve.
-
B.
Lev Okun
Lev Okun was a prominent Soviet theoretical physicist known for his influential work in particle physics and contributions to the understanding of quarks, weak interactions, and the foundations of quantum field theory.
-
C.
Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo is an economic historian known for his influential research on monetary history and policy, often focusing on financial crises and the evolution of central banking.
-
D.
Max Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz was a prominent American architect known for his modernist designs of major cultural and institutional buildings, including notable performance arts centers and university facilities.
-
E.
Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
- 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_69bd43f226fc8190b867cc249c2a9042 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd65327af48190881c25763232c368 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be3a87741081909380c51ba4efed92 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be3d444b888190b2df7433502604ff |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be3dd31c648190bfdac15fb85cfec9 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:42 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:21 p.m.