Triple
T5465219
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Avie Tevanian |
E122691
|
entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Avadis Tevanian Jr.
Avadis "Avie" Tevanian Jr. is a software engineer best known as the chief architect of the NeXTSTEP and macOS operating systems and former Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple.
|
E523155
|
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: Avadis Tevanian Jr. | Statement: [Avie Tevanian, fullName, Avadis Tevanian Jr.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avadis Tevanian Jr. Context triple: [Avie Tevanian, fullName, Avadis Tevanian Jr.]
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A.
Akiva
Akiva is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "protect" or "shelter," and is notably borne by figures such as the ancient Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva and screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman.
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B.
Garazeb Orrelios
Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios is a Lasat warrior and member of the Ghost crew in Star Wars Rebels, known for his strength, loyalty, and gruff but humorous personality.
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C.
Fin Raziel
Fin Raziel is a powerful sorceress and former queen in the fantasy film "Willow," who aids the protagonists in opposing the tyrannical rule of Queen Bavmorda.
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D.
Leo Naphta
Leo Naphta is a fanatical, intellectually brilliant Jesuit and radical ideologue in Thomas Mann’s novel "The Magic Mountain," serving as a key antagonist and philosophical foil to the humanist Settembrini.
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E.
Zekial Marko
Zekial Marko was an American crime novelist and screenwriter, also known by the pen name John Trinian, noted for his hardboiled fiction and work in film and television.
- 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: Avadis Tevanian Jr. Triple: [Avie Tevanian, fullName, Avadis Tevanian Jr.]
Generated description
Avadis "Avie" Tevanian Jr. is a software engineer best known as the chief architect of the NeXTSTEP and macOS operating systems and former Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avadis Tevanian Jr. Target entity description: Avadis "Avie" Tevanian Jr. is a software engineer best known as the chief architect of the NeXTSTEP and macOS operating systems and former Chief Software Technology Officer at Apple.
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A.
Akiva
Akiva is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "protect" or "shelter," and is notably borne by figures such as the ancient Jewish sage Rabbi Akiva and screenwriter-producer Akiva Goldsman.
-
B.
Garazeb Orrelios
Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios is a Lasat warrior and member of the Ghost crew in Star Wars Rebels, known for his strength, loyalty, and gruff but humorous personality.
-
C.
Fin Raziel
Fin Raziel is a powerful sorceress and former queen in the fantasy film "Willow," who aids the protagonists in opposing the tyrannical rule of Queen Bavmorda.
-
D.
Leo Naphta
Leo Naphta is a fanatical, intellectually brilliant Jesuit and radical ideologue in Thomas Mann’s novel "The Magic Mountain," serving as a key antagonist and philosophical foil to the humanist Settembrini.
-
E.
Zekial Marko
Zekial Marko was an American crime novelist and screenwriter, also known by the pen name John Trinian, noted for his hardboiled fiction and work in film and television.
- 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_69bd4643f16081908d7f29e08096115a |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd920590b481909b92091678ff1414 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 6:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf488b64d081908163edfff6484f5c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:40 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf49ed2e2081908642f700d97943e9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf4abbf2488190a30dd222d0de0470 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 1:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:08 p.m.