Triple

T7421039
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven A. Coons Award E171245 entity
Predicate hasRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object Jim Blinn
Jim Blinn is a pioneering computer graphics researcher best known for developing influential rendering techniques such as Blinn–Phong shading and environment mapping.
 E664718 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: Jim Blinn | Statement: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Jim Blinn]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Jim Blinn
Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Jim Blinn]
  • A. Michael Abrash
    Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
  • B. Loren Carpenter
    Loren Carpenter is a pioneering computer graphics researcher and co-founder of Pixar who helped revolutionize CGI in film through innovations like fractal landscape rendering and the RenderMan system.
  • C. Marc Levoy
    Marc Levoy is a prominent computer scientist and pioneer in computer graphics and computational photography, known for influential research, teaching, and contributions to digital imaging technologies.
  • D. Edwin Catmull
    Edwin Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation innovator who co-founded Pixar and played a key role in developing modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) for film.
  • E. Dan Wyllie
    Dan Wyllie is an Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in acclaimed Australian dramas.
  • 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: Jim Blinn
Triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Jim Blinn]
Generated description
Jim Blinn is a pioneering computer graphics researcher best known for developing influential rendering techniques such as Blinn–Phong shading and environment mapping.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Jim Blinn
Target entity description: Jim Blinn is a pioneering computer graphics researcher best known for developing influential rendering techniques such as Blinn–Phong shading and environment mapping.
  • A. Michael Abrash
    Michael Abrash is a prominent computer programmer and graphics expert known for his pioneering work in game engines and virtual reality, including leading research efforts at Oculus VR.
  • B. Loren Carpenter
    Loren Carpenter is a pioneering computer graphics researcher and co-founder of Pixar who helped revolutionize CGI in film through innovations like fractal landscape rendering and the RenderMan system.
  • C. Marc Levoy
    Marc Levoy is a prominent computer scientist and pioneer in computer graphics and computational photography, known for influential research, teaching, and contributions to digital imaging technologies.
  • D. Edwin Catmull
    Edwin Catmull is a pioneering computer scientist and animation innovator who co-founded Pixar and played a key role in developing modern computer-generated imagery (CGI) for film.
  • E. Dan Wyllie
    Dan Wyllie is an Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in acclaimed Australian dramas.
  • 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_69c68a625d048190af70eb8b63bec5a0 completed March 27, 2026, 1:47 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6f2ebc520819087cfc2eb9dda0e17 completed March 27, 2026, 9:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c8277c92788190bcd36cfa461b4d95 completed March 28, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c82833f394819092f24dbb35d9b25b completed March 28, 2026, 7:12 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c82900c41481909f886fc565c57420 completed March 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.