Triple
T4979704
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cypherpunks mailing list |
E111852
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableParticipant |
P6467
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Adam Back
Adam Back is a British cryptographer and computer scientist best known for inventing the Hashcash proof-of-work system that influenced Bitcoin’s design.
|
E485340
|
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: Adam Back | Statement: [Cypherpunks mailing list, notableParticipant, Adam Back]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Back Context triple: [Cypherpunks mailing list, notableParticipant, Adam Back]
-
A.
Daniel J. Bernstein
Daniel J. Bernstein is an American mathematician, cryptographer, and computer scientist known for designing influential cryptographic algorithms and advocating for high-security, efficient public-key and symmetric cryptography.
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B.
Phillip Rogaway
Phillip Rogaway is a prominent cryptographer known for his influential work on the theory and practice of encryption and for advocating the ethical and social responsibilities of cryptography.
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C.
Victor Shoup
Victor Shoup is a prominent computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography, provable security, and the development of widely used cryptographic libraries.
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D.
Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen is a software developer best known for becoming the lead maintainer of the Bitcoin reference implementation after Satoshi Nakamoto’s departure.
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E.
Adam Langley
Adam Langley is a software engineer and cryptography expert known for his work on internet security protocols and contributions to projects like Google’s TLS infrastructure and modern cryptographic standards.
- 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: Adam Back Triple: [Cypherpunks mailing list, notableParticipant, Adam Back]
Generated description
Adam Back is a British cryptographer and computer scientist best known for inventing the Hashcash proof-of-work system that influenced Bitcoin’s design.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adam Back Target entity description: Adam Back is a British cryptographer and computer scientist best known for inventing the Hashcash proof-of-work system that influenced Bitcoin’s design.
-
A.
Daniel J. Bernstein
Daniel J. Bernstein is an American mathematician, cryptographer, and computer scientist known for designing influential cryptographic algorithms and advocating for high-security, efficient public-key and symmetric cryptography.
-
B.
Phillip Rogaway
Phillip Rogaway is a prominent cryptographer known for his influential work on the theory and practice of encryption and for advocating the ethical and social responsibilities of cryptography.
-
C.
Victor Shoup
Victor Shoup is a prominent computer scientist and cryptographer known for his foundational work in public-key cryptography, provable security, and the development of widely used cryptographic libraries.
-
D.
Gavin Andresen
Gavin Andresen is a software developer best known for becoming the lead maintainer of the Bitcoin reference implementation after Satoshi Nakamoto’s departure.
-
E.
Adam Langley
Adam Langley is a software engineer and cryptography expert known for his work on internet security protocols and contributions to projects like Google’s TLS infrastructure and modern cryptographic standards.
- 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_69bd441adc208190b70a033a0741d01e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd723418e881908f1e43b1be0a2f17 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be8a0ac8d48190b9d050e26b67a794 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be8d747c40819098ac5d475d60ab46 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be8df7ab9c8190b1af6e32f0f33b30 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:33 p.m.