Triple
T4979707
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cypherpunks mailing list |
E111852
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableParticipant |
P6467
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Phil Zimmermann |
E141432
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Phil Zimmermann | Statement: [Cypherpunks mailing list, notableParticipant, Phil Zimmermann]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phil Zimmermann Context triple: [Cypherpunks mailing list, notableParticipant, Phil Zimmermann]
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A.
Phil Zimmermann
chosen
Phil Zimmermann is an American cryptographer best known as the creator of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), a widely used email encryption software that helped popularize strong cryptography for the public.
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B.
Jim Weirich
Jim Weirich was an influential American software developer and speaker best known in the Ruby community for his contributions to open-source tools and his work in promoting clean code practices.
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C.
Bruce Perens
Bruce Perens is a prominent open-source advocate and co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, known for authoring the Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source Definition.
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D.
David Zippel
David Zippel is an American lyricist known for his work on Broadway musicals and animated films, including contributions to productions like "City of Angels" and Disney's "Hercules."
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E.
Dan Grossman
Dan Grossman is a computer scientist and professor known for his work in programming languages and software engineering.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:33 p.m.