Triple
T7192332
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NPL network |
E167723
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Donald Davies |
E27013
|
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: Donald Davies | Statement: [NPL network, developer, Donald Davies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Donald Davies Context triple: [NPL network, developer, Donald Davies]
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A.
Donald Davies
chosen
Donald Davies was a British computer scientist who pioneered the concept of packet switching, a foundational technology for modern computer networks and the internet.
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B.
Ralph Metcalfe
Ralph Metcalfe was an American Olympic sprinter and influential politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and became a key leader in advancing African American civil rights.
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C.
Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt is a British computer scientist and artificial intelligence researcher known for his leading role in promoting open data and digital governance.
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D.
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams was an early American cinematographer known for his pioneering work in silent films and visual effects techniques.
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E.
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle is a prominent New Zealand-born mathematician and statistician renowned for his foundational contributions to probability theory, time series analysis, and stochastic processes.
- 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_69c6888b5248819090499a884ee3ec39 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e901ea1481908a9e44f96dd4b553 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7bf95a1a0819099d252f037c318c7 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m.