Triple

T5722456
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gerd Binnig E126177 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory is a renowned Swiss research center of IBM known for pioneering work in nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, and solid-state physics, including Nobel Prize–winning innovations.
 E541362 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: IBM Zürich Research Laboratory | Statement: [Gerd Binnig, employer, IBM Zürich Research Laboratory]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
Context triple: [Gerd Binnig, employer, IBM Zürich Research Laboratory]
  • A. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is IBM’s primary research laboratory, renowned for pioneering work in computer science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology.
  • B. IBM Research Center in La Gaude
    The IBM Research Center in La Gaude is a modernist corporate research facility in France, notable for its innovative architectural design by renowned Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer.
  • C. Stanford Research Institute
    Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
  • D. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • E. National Center for Supercomputing Applications
    The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is a leading U.S. research institution known for pioneering high-performance computing technologies and software, including early web browser development.
  • 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: IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
Triple: [Gerd Binnig, employer, IBM Zürich Research Laboratory]
Generated description
IBM Zürich Research Laboratory is a renowned Swiss research center of IBM known for pioneering work in nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, and solid-state physics, including Nobel Prize–winning innovations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: IBM Zürich Research Laboratory
Target entity description: IBM Zürich Research Laboratory is a renowned Swiss research center of IBM known for pioneering work in nanotechnology, scanning probe microscopy, and solid-state physics, including Nobel Prize–winning innovations.
  • A. IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
    The IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center is IBM’s primary research laboratory, renowned for pioneering work in computer science, artificial intelligence, and semiconductor technology.
  • B. IBM Research Center in La Gaude
    The IBM Research Center in La Gaude is a modernist corporate research facility in France, notable for its innovative architectural design by renowned Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer.
  • C. Stanford Research Institute
    Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
  • D. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • E. National Center for Supercomputing Applications
    The National Center for Supercomputing Applications is a leading U.S. research institution known for pioneering high-performance computing technologies and software, including early web browser development.
  • 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_69c0082f723881908ce8bb13a0c0f8b7 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c024e6c444819089270b188e60cc67 completed March 22, 2026, 5:20 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c05a80aefc8190b6ea35ab405ea502 completed March 22, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c05c7663388190ab491144149532a4 completed March 22, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c05d2ef9488190ac0111cb6a94b1d0 completed March 22, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:46 p.m.