Triple
T7012056
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fernando J. Corbató |
E162605
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Multics operating system |
E183311
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Multics operating system | Statement: [Fernando J. Corbató, notableWork, Multics operating system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Multics operating system Context triple: [Fernando J. Corbató, notableWork, Multics operating system]
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A.
Multics
chosen
Multics (Multiplexed Information and Computing Service) was an influential pioneering time-sharing operating system developed in the 1960s that introduced many concepts later adopted by modern operating systems, including Unix.
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B.
TOPS-20
TOPS-20 is a mainframe time-sharing operating system from the 1970s and 1980s, known for its advanced interactive features and use on DEC’s PDP-10 systems.
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C.
CTSS time-sharing system
The CTSS time-sharing system was one of the first operating systems to allow multiple users to interact with a computer simultaneously, pioneering modern time-sharing and interactive computing.
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D.
ITS (Incompatible Timesharing System)
ITS (Incompatible Timesharing System) was an influential early time-sharing operating system developed at MIT’s AI Lab, known for its hacker-friendly environment and role in the development of much of early AI and Lisp software.
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E.
VMS operating system
VMS operating system is a multiuser, multitasking operating system originally developed by Digital Equipment Corporation for its VAX minicomputers, known for its robustness, security features, and influence on later systems like Windows NT.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c6885a127c8190867b059bdccf13ff |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6dc5729448190af66dbd6f3e8936e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c775612fe88190822f297f2bec6cd1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:34 p.m.