Triple

T9312188
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carter–Wegman MACs E224031 entity
Predicate introducedBy P513 FINISHED
Object Mark N. Wegman
Mark N. Wegman is a computer scientist known for his influential work in algorithms and cryptography, including the development of Carter–Wegman universal hashing and message authentication codes.
 E809540 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: Mark N. Wegman | Statement: [Carter–Wegman MACs, introducedBy, Mark N. Wegman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mark N. Wegman
Context triple: [Carter–Wegman MACs, introducedBy, Mark N. Wegman]
  • A. Wayne Wahrman
    Wayne Wahrman is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the post-apocalyptic thriller "I Am Legend."
  • B. John Dombrowski
    John Dombrowski is a notable individual who carries the Dombrowski surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • C. Dale Doback
    Dale Doback is a childish, unemployed middle-aged man who becomes a reluctant stepbrother and comedic foil to Brennan Huff in the film "Step Brothers."
  • D. Robin R. Yount
    Robin R. Yount is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder who spent his entire 20-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers and won two American League MVP awards.
  • E. Bruce A. Blakeman
    Bruce A. Blakeman is an American politician and attorney who serves as the County Executive of Nassau County, New York.
  • 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: Mark N. Wegman
Triple: [Carter–Wegman MACs, introducedBy, Mark N. Wegman]
Generated description
Mark N. Wegman is a computer scientist known for his influential work in algorithms and cryptography, including the development of Carter–Wegman universal hashing and message authentication codes.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Mark N. Wegman
Target entity description: Mark N. Wegman is a computer scientist known for his influential work in algorithms and cryptography, including the development of Carter–Wegman universal hashing and message authentication codes.
  • A. Wayne Wahrman
    Wayne Wahrman is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the post-apocalyptic thriller "I Am Legend."
  • B. John Dombrowski
    John Dombrowski is a notable individual who carries the Dombrowski surname, recognized enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the name.
  • C. Dale Doback
    Dale Doback is a childish, unemployed middle-aged man who becomes a reluctant stepbrother and comedic foil to Brennan Huff in the film "Step Brothers."
  • D. Robin R. Yount
    Robin R. Yount is a Hall of Fame former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder who spent his entire 20-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers and won two American League MVP awards.
  • E. Bruce A. Blakeman
    Bruce A. Blakeman is an American politician and attorney who serves as the County Executive of Nassau County, New York.
  • 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_69ca8425f4fc81909c1c586e9a5b7530 completed March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd20ae96e481909a1af9ea1c91f2b2 completed April 1, 2026, 1:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d178c93484819086ca14e196461178 completed April 4, 2026, 8:47 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d179e99d6481909d31145b6e627a29 completed April 4, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d17a3aebfc8190acbe62ac900dd9e7 completed April 4, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:37 p.m.