Triple
T7164937
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Kernighan |
E167041
|
entity |
| Predicate | coAuthor |
P398
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stephen C. Johnson
Stephen C. Johnson is an American computer scientist best known for creating the Yacc parser generator and contributing to early Unix development at Bell Labs.
|
E690958
|
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: Stephen C. Johnson | Statement: [Brian Kernighan, coAuthor, Stephen C. Johnson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen C. Johnson Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, coAuthor, Stephen C. Johnson]
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A.
Stephen K. Robinson
Stephen K. Robinson is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and conducted spacewalks to help assemble and repair the International Space Station.
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B.
Douglas S. Cramer
Douglas S. Cramer was an American television and film producer best known for his work on popular series such as "Dynasty," "The Love Boat," and "Wonder Woman."
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C.
Douglas L. Meyer
Douglas L. Meyer is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit 2001 Broadway musical "The Producers."
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D.
Charles S. Johnson
Charles S. Johnson was an influential African American sociologist, editor, and civil rights leader whose work on race relations and urban Black life made him a key intellectual figure of the early 20th century.
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E.
Stephen J. Rivele
Stephen J. Rivele is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing acclaimed biographical and historical films such as "Nixon" and "Ali."
- 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: Stephen C. Johnson Triple: [Brian Kernighan, coAuthor, Stephen C. Johnson]
Generated description
Stephen C. Johnson is an American computer scientist best known for creating the Yacc parser generator and contributing to early Unix development at Bell Labs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stephen C. Johnson Target entity description: Stephen C. Johnson is an American computer scientist best known for creating the Yacc parser generator and contributing to early Unix development at Bell Labs.
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A.
Stephen K. Robinson
Stephen K. Robinson is a former NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and conducted spacewalks to help assemble and repair the International Space Station.
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B.
Douglas S. Cramer
Douglas S. Cramer was an American television and film producer best known for his work on popular series such as "Dynasty," "The Love Boat," and "Wonder Woman."
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C.
Douglas L. Meyer
Douglas L. Meyer is a theatrical producer best known for his work on the hit 2001 Broadway musical "The Producers."
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D.
Charles S. Johnson
Charles S. Johnson was an influential African American sociologist, editor, and civil rights leader whose work on race relations and urban Black life made him a key intellectual figure of the early 20th century.
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E.
Stephen J. Rivele
Stephen J. Rivele is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing acclaimed biographical and historical films such as "Nixon" and "Ali."
- 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e832d2548190aacff0de80dbc268 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c95fea69f081908995d192c4e1977f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c961168d8c81908558193941fc4317 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c9614a39688190bf248c3ed611a560 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 5:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.