Triple
T7089786
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The C Programming Language |
E165161
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAuthor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Brian W. Kernighan |
E167041
|
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: Brian W. Kernighan | Statement: [The C Programming Language, hasAuthor, Brian W. Kernighan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian W. Kernighan Context triple: [The C Programming Language, hasAuthor, Brian W. Kernighan]
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A.
Brian Kernighan
chosen
Brian Kernighan is a Canadian computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the C programming language and Unix tools, and as co-author of the classic book "The C Programming Language."
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B.
Dennis Ritchie
Dennis Ritchie was an American computer scientist best known for creating the C programming language and co-developing the Unix operating system.
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C.
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson is an American computer scientist best known as a co-creator of the Unix operating system and the B programming language, and for his foundational contributions to modern computing.
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D.
Guy L. Steele Jr.
Guy L. Steele Jr. is an American computer scientist renowned for his influential work in programming language design, standards, and implementation, including major contributions to Lisp, Scheme, and Java.
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E.
Jon Bentley
Jon Bentley is a computer scientist and author best known for his influential "Programming Pearls" columns and books on programming techniques and problem solving.
- 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_69c6887d98408190912b9580666b0c1d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e52ec0348190ac090c2fee3edfb8 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c802a126e081908ca3074b636764d1 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 4:32 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:41 p.m.