Triple

T8414449
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Minix filesystem E198699 entity
Predicate creator P184 FINISHED
Object Andrew S. Tanenbaum E51739 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Andrew S. Tanenbaum | Statement: [Minix filesystem, creator, Andrew S. Tanenbaum]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Context triple: [Minix filesystem, creator, Andrew S. Tanenbaum]
  • A. Andrew S. Tanenbaum chosen
    Andrew S. Tanenbaum is a renowned computer scientist and educator best known for creating the MINIX operating system and authoring influential textbooks on computer architecture and operating systems.
  • B. Robert Tanenbaum
    Robert Tanenbaum is an American trial attorney, law professor, and author known for his crime and legal thrillers, including the popular Butch Karp series.
  • C. Edward D. Lazowska
    Edward D. Lazowska is an American computer scientist known for his influential work in computer systems and performance evaluation, as well as his leadership in computing research and education policy.
  • D. Daniel A. Menascé
    Daniel A. Menascé is a computer scientist known for his influential work in performance evaluation, capacity planning, and scalable systems, recognized by honors such as the ACM SIGMETRICS Achievement Award.
  • E. Butler Lampson
    Butler Lampson is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer architecture, operating systems, and distributed computing, particularly during his time at Xerox PARC.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca831201b481909e137936ef99ff11 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb83e328cc8190b3b038005d0bb66f ner completed
NED1 batch_69ce032a25ec819094c6346eb2a7f973 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:06 p.m.