Triple

T7393868
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Unix Text Processing E170572 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty is an American publisher and technologist best known as the founder of Make magazine and a key figure in popularizing the maker movement.
E662016 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: Dale Dougherty | Statement: [Unix Text Processing, author, Dale Dougherty]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dale Dougherty
Context triple: [Unix Text Processing, author, Dale Dougherty]
  • A. Tim O'Reilly
    Tim O'Reilly is a prominent technology publisher, author, and founder of O'Reilly Media, known for popularizing terms like "open source" and "Web 2.0" and for his influential role in shaping the modern tech industry.
  • B. Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1920s through the 1970s.
  • C. Walter Bender
    Walter Bender is an American software engineer and open-source advocate best known for his leadership in educational technology initiatives, including co-founding the One Laptop per Child project and developing child-focused learning software.
  • D. David Pogue
    David Pogue is an American technology and science journalist, author, and television presenter known for his accessible explanations of consumer tech and scientific topics.
  • E. George Jepsen
    George Jepsen is an American politician and lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Connecticut.
  • 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: Dale Dougherty
Triple: [Unix Text Processing, author, Dale Dougherty]
Generated description
Dale Dougherty is an American publisher and technologist best known as the founder of Make magazine and a key figure in popularizing the maker movement.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dale Dougherty
Target entity description: Dale Dougherty is an American publisher and technologist best known as the founder of Make magazine and a key figure in popularizing the maker movement.
  • A. Tim O'Reilly
    Tim O'Reilly is a prominent technology publisher, author, and founder of O'Reilly Media, known for popularizing terms like "open source" and "Web 2.0" and for his influential role in shaping the modern tech industry.
  • B. Victor Kilian
    Victor Kilian was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1920s through the 1970s.
  • C. Walter Bender
    Walter Bender is an American software engineer and open-source advocate best known for his leadership in educational technology initiatives, including co-founding the One Laptop per Child project and developing child-focused learning software.
  • D. David Pogue
    David Pogue is an American technology and science journalist, author, and television presenter known for his accessible explanations of consumer tech and scientific topics.
  • E. George Jepsen
    George Jepsen is an American politician and lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Connecticut.
  • 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_69c68a5e2c9081909e713ce866e0060a completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f2263b48819089319a2a2f0d3357 completed March 27, 2026, 9:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c810f82ba08190919924b0994a2eee completed March 28, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c811f1fe3c8190a591186b19044b5f completed March 28, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c812c1e9d08190b0e7f052d87011b9 completed March 28, 2026, 5:41 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:09 p.m.