Triple

T9004207
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brad Cox E215102 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object Stepstone
Stepstone is a company that employed computer scientist Brad Cox, co-creator of the Objective-C programming language.
E770639 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: Stepstone | Statement: [Brad Cox, employer, Stepstone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stepstone
Context triple: [Brad Cox, employer, Stepstone]
  • A. Jordan Staircase
    The Jordan Staircase is a grand, richly decorated ceremonial staircase in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture and role in imperial court rituals.
  • B. Wain Stones
    Wain Stones is a distinctive gritstone rock outcrop on the Bleaklow plateau in England’s Peak District, popular with hikers for its striking formations and expansive moorland views.
  • C. South Brink
    South Brink is a historic riverside street in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, known for its elegant Georgian architecture overlooking the River Nene.
  • D. Giant Stairway
    The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
  • E. Stone Junction
    Stone Junction is a music project or release by the hip hop duo Audio Push, showcasing their style and artistic identity.
  • 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: Stepstone
Triple: [Brad Cox, employer, Stepstone]
Generated description
Stepstone is a company that employed computer scientist Brad Cox, co-creator of the Objective-C programming language.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stepstone
Target entity description: Stepstone is a company that employed computer scientist Brad Cox, co-creator of the Objective-C programming language.
  • A. Jordan Staircase
    The Jordan Staircase is a grand, richly decorated ceremonial staircase in the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, renowned for its opulent Baroque architecture and role in imperial court rituals.
  • B. Wain Stones
    Wain Stones is a distinctive gritstone rock outcrop on the Bleaklow plateau in England’s Peak District, popular with hikers for its striking formations and expansive moorland views.
  • C. South Brink
    South Brink is a historic riverside street in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, known for its elegant Georgian architecture overlooking the River Nene.
  • D. Giant Stairway
    The Giant Stairway is a steep walking track in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, that descends from the Three Sisters near Echo Point into the Jamison Valley via hundreds of steps and ladders.
  • E. Stone Junction
    Stone Junction is a music project or release by the hip hop duo Audio Push, showcasing their style and artistic identity.
  • 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_69ca83a12d648190b1e4fe11e8a31890 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6959497c8190a748c78504dd2eb6 completed April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfd0e3f0c88190ae688632be25e5c9 completed April 3, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfd17e5850819087fbb60fdc612fd9 completed April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfd215204c8190886cc071f100aab6 completed April 3, 2026, 2:43 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:05 p.m.