Triple

T886664
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Leslie Lamport E19144 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
 E105797 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: Massachusetts Computer Associates | Statement: [Leslie Lamport, employer, Massachusetts Computer Associates]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Massachusetts Computer Associates
Context triple: [Leslie Lamport, employer, Massachusetts Computer Associates]
  • A. NCR Corporation
    NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
  • B. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • C. Natick Labs
    Natick Labs is a U.S. Army research center specializing in developing advanced food, clothing, equipment, and technologies to enhance soldier performance and survivability.
  • D. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • E. Compaq
    Compaq was a major American computer company best known for its popular line of personal computers and for being one of the largest PC manufacturers before its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
  • 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: Massachusetts Computer Associates
Triple: [Leslie Lamport, employer, Massachusetts Computer Associates]
Generated description
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Massachusetts Computer Associates
Target entity description: Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
  • A. NCR Corporation
    NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
  • B. IBM
    IBM is a multinational technology and consulting company known for its pioneering work in computer hardware, software, and enterprise services.
  • C. Natick Labs
    Natick Labs is a U.S. Army research center specializing in developing advanced food, clothing, equipment, and technologies to enhance soldier performance and survivability.
  • D. Hewlett-Packard
    Hewlett-Packard is a pioneering American technology company known for its innovations in computing, printers, and enterprise IT solutions.
  • E. Compaq
    Compaq was a major American computer company best known for its popular line of personal computers and for being one of the largest PC manufacturers before its acquisition by Hewlett-Packard.
  • 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_69a4939c32488190a7ccd41cf0abb22b completed March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ace714ec81909b0b1deaeac66be5 completed March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a7c021732c8190a3b4020f8e3cb90e completed March 4, 2026, 5:16 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a7c0f4bd348190a5c258650a92958a completed March 4, 2026, 5:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a7c206d5c481908f45fcf9b94eec14 completed March 4, 2026, 5:24 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.