Triple
T7421060
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steven A. Coons Award |
E171245
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James F. Blinn |
E664718
|
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: James F. Blinn | Statement: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, James F. Blinn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James F. Blinn Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, James F. Blinn]
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A.
Jim Blinn
chosen
Jim Blinn is a pioneering computer graphics researcher best known for developing influential rendering techniques such as Blinn–Phong shading and environment mapping.
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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.
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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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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_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_69c845ecfe988190a981924f5ef49c83 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:11 p.m.