Triple

T7421057
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steven A. Coons Award E171245 entity
Predicate hasRecipient P108 FINISHED
Object Ken Perlin
Ken Perlin is a computer graphics researcher best known for inventing Perlin noise, a foundational technique in procedural texture generation and visual effects.
E662804 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: Ken Perlin | Statement: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Ken Perlin]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Perlin
Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Ken Perlin]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Paul Buckmaster
    Paul Buckmaster was a British composer, arranger, and cellist renowned for his innovative orchestral arrangements in rock and pop music, collaborating with artists such as Elton John, David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones.
  • C. 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.
  • D. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • E. Alexander Repenning
    Alexander Repenning is a computer scientist and educator best known for developing the AgentSheets and AgentCubes visual programming environments to support computational thinking and game design in education.
  • 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: Ken Perlin
Triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Ken Perlin]
Generated description
Ken Perlin is a computer graphics researcher best known for inventing Perlin noise, a foundational technique in procedural texture generation and visual effects.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ken Perlin
Target entity description: Ken Perlin is a computer graphics researcher best known for inventing Perlin noise, a foundational technique in procedural texture generation and visual effects.
  • A. 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.
  • B. Paul Buckmaster
    Paul Buckmaster was a British composer, arranger, and cellist renowned for his innovative orchestral arrangements in rock and pop music, collaborating with artists such as Elton John, David Bowie, and The Rolling Stones.
  • C. 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.
  • D. John Knill
    John Knill is a distinguished geologist recognized for his significant contributions to the field, as evidenced by honors such as the William Smith Medal.
  • E. Alexander Repenning
    Alexander Repenning is a computer scientist and educator best known for developing the AgentSheets and AgentCubes visual programming environments to support computational thinking and game design in education.
  • 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_69c81ef7fc808190a564ab4d9d97ab37 completed March 28, 2026, 6:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c81f9b565881909bebcc3112037f52 completed March 28, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c8207912f4819086e99ed441bee805 completed March 28, 2026, 6:39 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.