Triple
T5245495
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator |
E118448
|
entity |
| Predicate | introducedBy |
P513
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Shub
Michael Shub is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his influential work in dynamical systems, complexity theory, and cryptography, including co-developing the Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator.
|
E505281
|
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: Michael Shub | Statement: [Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator, introducedBy, Michael Shub]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shub Context triple: [Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator, introducedBy, Michael Shub]
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A.
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan is an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in topology, dynamical systems, and geometry.
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B.
Curtis T. McMullen
Curtis T. McMullen is an American mathematician renowned for his work in complex dynamics, hyperbolic geometry, and Teichmüller theory, and a recipient of the Fields Medal.
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C.
John Knill
John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
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D.
Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann is an American film and television director best known for the dark comedy "Heathers" and various other Hollywood comedies.
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E.
Barry Mazur
Barry Mazur is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in number theory and arithmetic geometry, particularly in the development of the theory of modular forms and contributions to the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- 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: Michael Shub Triple: [Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator, introducedBy, Michael Shub]
Generated description
Michael Shub is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his influential work in dynamical systems, complexity theory, and cryptography, including co-developing the Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Shub Target entity description: Michael Shub is an American mathematician and computer scientist known for his influential work in dynamical systems, complexity theory, and cryptography, including co-developing the Blum–Blum–Shub pseudorandom number generator.
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A.
Dennis Sullivan
Dennis Sullivan is an influential American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in topology, dynamical systems, and geometry.
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B.
Curtis T. McMullen
Curtis T. McMullen is an American mathematician renowned for his work in complex dynamics, hyperbolic geometry, and Teichmüller theory, and a recipient of the Fields Medal.
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C.
John Knill
John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
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D.
Michael Lehmann
Michael Lehmann is an American film and television director best known for the dark comedy "Heathers" and various other Hollywood comedies.
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E.
Barry Mazur
Barry Mazur is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in number theory and arithmetic geometry, particularly in the development of the theory of modular forms and contributions to the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
- 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_69bd4468aacc8190a8196f71855cdf4f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7b515edc8190a9db198d4eb1c4f6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bef832ae8481908a90faf66c1db631 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bef91bb96c819098b7f6bfa578d9ca |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bef9dc9c908190aac0f7bcaf427dfc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:04 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:49 p.m.