Triple
T7160235
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Carver A. Mead |
E166923
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
silicon retina
A silicon retina is a neuromorphic electronic device that mimics the information-processing functions of the biological retina using analog VLSI circuits.
|
E645810
|
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: silicon retina | Statement: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, silicon retina]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: silicon retina Context triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, silicon retina]
-
A.
Neuralink
Neuralink is a neurotechnology company developing implantable brain–computer interfaces aimed at enabling direct communication between the human brain and computers.
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B.
SyNAPSE neuromorphic computing program
The SyNAPSE neuromorphic computing program is a DARPA initiative to develop brain-inspired electronic systems that emulate neural architectures for highly efficient, scalable cognitive computing.
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C.
Heptares Therapeutics
Heptares Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of medicines targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using its proprietary structure-based drug design technologies.
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D.
Curzon Artificial Eye
Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distribution company known for releasing independent, arthouse, and world cinema titles in the UK.
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E.
Retina
Retina is Apple’s high-resolution display technology designed to make individual pixels indistinguishable at normal viewing distances for sharper, more detailed images and text.
- 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: silicon retina Triple: [Carver A. Mead, notableWork, silicon retina]
Generated description
A silicon retina is a neuromorphic electronic device that mimics the information-processing functions of the biological retina using analog VLSI circuits.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: silicon retina Target entity description: A silicon retina is a neuromorphic electronic device that mimics the information-processing functions of the biological retina using analog VLSI circuits.
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A.
Neuralink
Neuralink is a neurotechnology company developing implantable brain–computer interfaces aimed at enabling direct communication between the human brain and computers.
-
B.
SyNAPSE neuromorphic computing program
The SyNAPSE neuromorphic computing program is a DARPA initiative to develop brain-inspired electronic systems that emulate neural architectures for highly efficient, scalable cognitive computing.
-
C.
Heptares Therapeutics
Heptares Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of medicines targeting G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using its proprietary structure-based drug design technologies.
-
D.
Curzon Artificial Eye
Curzon Artificial Eye is a British film distribution company known for releasing independent, arthouse, and world cinema titles in the UK.
-
E.
Retina
Retina is Apple’s high-resolution display technology designed to make individual pixels indistinguishable at normal viewing distances for sharper, more detailed images and text.
- 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_69c68887a5cc8190bec0ea96227164f7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e811d6b081909dafeee1d820c74f |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adc08b688190a00024727542c8b9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae661f4481908ee489023af9603b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7aef767848190b7edf7a99e2e019d |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.