Triple

T5945354
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Backus E132264 entity
Predicate notableStudent P4838 FINISHED
Object John Cocke
John Cocke was an influential American computer scientist and IBM researcher, often called the "father of RISC architecture" for his pioneering work in reduced instruction set computing and compiler optimization.
 E557586 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: John Cocke | Statement: [John Backus, notableStudent, John Cocke]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Cocke
Context triple: [John Backus, notableStudent, John Cocke]
  • A. Marilyn Amdahl
    Marilyn Amdahl is best known as the wife of pioneering computer architect Gene Amdahl, a key figure in the development of mainframe computing.
  • B. Fernando J. Corbató
    Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
  • C. Norman P. Jouppi
    Norman P. Jouppi is a prominent computer architect known for his influential work in processor and memory system design, including leadership roles in industry and contributions to advanced CPU technologies.
  • D. Gene Amdahl
    Gene Amdahl was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur best known for his pioneering work on mainframe computers and for formulating Amdahl's Law in parallel computing.
  • E. Federico Faggin
    Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, and inventor best known for leading the development of the first commercial microprocessor and pioneering work in semiconductor technology.
  • 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: John Cocke
Triple: [John Backus, notableStudent, John Cocke]
Generated description
John Cocke was an influential American computer scientist and IBM researcher, often called the "father of RISC architecture" for his pioneering work in reduced instruction set computing and compiler optimization.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John Cocke
Target entity description: John Cocke was an influential American computer scientist and IBM researcher, often called the "father of RISC architecture" for his pioneering work in reduced instruction set computing and compiler optimization.
  • A. Marilyn Amdahl
    Marilyn Amdahl is best known as the wife of pioneering computer architect Gene Amdahl, a key figure in the development of mainframe computing.
  • B. Fernando J. Corbató
    Fernando J. Corbató was an American computer scientist best known for pioneering time-sharing operating systems and helping to lay the foundations of modern interactive computing.
  • C. Norman P. Jouppi
    Norman P. Jouppi is a prominent computer architect known for his influential work in processor and memory system design, including leadership roles in industry and contributions to advanced CPU technologies.
  • D. Gene Amdahl
    Gene Amdahl was an American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur best known for his pioneering work on mainframe computers and for formulating Amdahl's Law in parallel computing.
  • E. Federico Faggin
    Federico Faggin is an Italian-American physicist, engineer, and inventor best known for leading the development of the first commercial microprocessor and pioneering work in semiconductor technology.
  • 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_69c00869d3308190af89b2453e0f7546 completed March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c0393a10448190b0960f4487e87448 completed March 22, 2026, 6:47 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0c084fce481909c306d6eeb99066d completed March 23, 2026, 4:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0c19665b08190ab3c66b7c6c33f61 completed March 23, 2026, 4:29 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0c4576824819080ced71df8fdda6c completed March 23, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:01 p.m.