Triple

T5513612
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Infocom E144627 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Marc Blank
Marc Blank is an American game designer and programmer best known as a co-creator of the pioneering text adventure game Zork and a key figure in early interactive fiction.
E528485 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: Marc Blank | Statement: [Infocom, foundedBy, Marc Blank]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Blank
Context triple: [Infocom, foundedBy, Marc Blank]
  • A. Barry Detweiler
    Barry Detweiler is a fictional character appearing in the Fedora universe, contributing to its narrative and thematic development.
  • B. Jim Hurley
    Jim Hurley is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the surname Hurley.
  • C. Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix was an American character actor best known for his eccentric roles in films like "Beetlejuice" and various voice performances in animated works.
  • D. Johnny Stark
    Johnny Stark was a prominent French impresario and talent manager best known for discovering and managing singer Mireille Mathieu.
  • E. Rob Tapert
    Rob Tapert is an American film and television producer best known for co-creating and producing genre series like Xena: Warrior Princess and Spartacus, as well as collaborating frequently with director Sam Raimi on horror and fantasy projects.
  • 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: Marc Blank
Triple: [Infocom, foundedBy, Marc Blank]
Generated description
Marc Blank is an American game designer and programmer best known as a co-creator of the pioneering text adventure game Zork and a key figure in early interactive fiction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marc Blank
Target entity description: Marc Blank is an American game designer and programmer best known as a co-creator of the pioneering text adventure game Zork and a key figure in early interactive fiction.
  • A. Barry Detweiler
    Barry Detweiler is a fictional character appearing in the Fedora universe, contributing to its narrative and thematic development.
  • B. Jim Hurley
    Jim Hurley is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to be associated with the surname Hurley.
  • C. Glenn Shadix
    Glenn Shadix was an American character actor best known for his eccentric roles in films like "Beetlejuice" and various voice performances in animated works.
  • D. Johnny Stark
    Johnny Stark was a prominent French impresario and talent manager best known for discovering and managing singer Mireille Mathieu.
  • E. Rob Tapert
    Rob Tapert is an American film and television producer best known for co-creating and producing genre series like Xena: Warrior Princess and Spartacus, as well as collaborating frequently with director Sam Raimi on horror and fantasy projects.
  • 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_69c008f77ff88190b0cd50ca207295d1 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c01f599d0881909ce86fcc45d4d920 completed March 22, 2026, 4:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c027d192808190b1e80a6f3be44870 completed March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c033dc91e08190888fb6e94027fbdb completed March 22, 2026, 6:24 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c03460b21481908b78aa4bdc989d2c completed March 22, 2026, 6:26 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.