Triple
T5279769
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Sproull |
E119465
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sun Microsystems |
E12656
|
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: Sun Microsystems | Statement: [Robert Sproull, employer, Sun Microsystems]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sun Microsystems Context triple: [Robert Sproull, employer, Sun Microsystems]
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A.
Sun Microsystems
chosen
Sun Microsystems was a pioneering American technology company best known for developing the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, and high-performance networked computer systems.
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B.
NeXT and Sun Microsystems
NeXT and Sun Microsystems were influential technology companies that collaborated in the 1990s on object-oriented software frameworks and operating system technologies, notably contributing to the development of OPENSTEP.
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C.
IBM
IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
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D.
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is a major American multinational technology company best known for its database software, cloud services, and enterprise software products.
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E.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
- 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_69bd446d05a8819092ad333a3f9c8d5c |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd84c409248190a0154a660f58e096 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf06dd56a08190a7cfef614e5990f4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:52 p.m.