Triple
T55561
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Whitfield Diffie |
E1097
|
entity |
| Predicate | coInventedWith |
P1858
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ralph Merkle
Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
|
E18435
|
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: Ralph Merkle | Statement: [Whitfield Diffie, coInventedWith, Ralph Merkle]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Merkle Context triple: [Whitfield Diffie, coInventedWith, Ralph Merkle]
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A.
Martin Hellman
Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist best known as a co-inventor of public-key cryptography, which revolutionized secure digital communication.
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B.
Whitfield Diffie
Whitfield Diffie is an American cryptographer best known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography, whose work revolutionized secure digital communication.
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C.
Silvio Micali
Silvio Micali is an Italian computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure protocols.
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D.
Shafi Goldwasser
Shafi Goldwasser is an Israeli-American computer scientist renowned for her foundational contributions to cryptography and computational complexity theory.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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: Ralph Merkle Triple: [Whitfield Diffie, coInventedWith, Ralph Merkle]
Generated description
Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Merkle Target entity description: Ralph Merkle is an American computer scientist and cryptographer known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography and for contributions such as Merkle trees and Merkle–Damgård hashing.
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A.
Martin Hellman
Martin Hellman is an American cryptologist best known as a co-inventor of public-key cryptography, which revolutionized secure digital communication.
-
B.
Whitfield Diffie
Whitfield Diffie is an American cryptographer best known as a pioneer of public-key cryptography, whose work revolutionized secure digital communication.
-
C.
Silvio Micali
Silvio Micali is an Italian computer scientist renowned for his foundational contributions to cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure protocols.
-
D.
Shafi Goldwasser
Shafi Goldwasser is an Israeli-American computer scientist renowned for her foundational contributions to cryptography and computational complexity theory.
-
E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ec4d84c81908d85a1e941dbcd19 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c936a0b48190950c2684055ff591 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2c9b112288190b081ef6ca567e594 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2ca31ebd4819082c59d25a46f872d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:57 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.