Triple
T9379
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bolt Beranek and Newman |
E188
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEmployee |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ray Tomlinson
Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.
|
E23769
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Ray Tomlinson | Statement: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, notableEmployee, Ray Tomlinson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Tomlinson Context triple: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, notableEmployee, Ray Tomlinson]
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A.
Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
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B.
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
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C.
Conway Berners-Lee
Conway Berners-Lee was a British mathematician and computer scientist known for his work in early computer design and as the father of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
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D.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
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E.
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr.
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. was a prominent Canadian businessman and media executive who led Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies.
- 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: Ray Tomlinson Triple: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, notableEmployee, Ray Tomlinson]
Generated description
Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ray Tomlinson Target entity description: Ray Tomlinson was an American computer programmer best known for inventing networked email and introducing the use of the "@" symbol in email addresses.
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A.
Ted Nelson
Ted Nelson is an American pioneer of information technology best known for coining the term "hypertext" and envisioning non-linear, interconnected digital documents.
-
B.
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web.
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C.
Conway Berners-Lee
Conway Berners-Lee was a British mathematician and computer scientist known for his work in early computer design and as the father of World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee.
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D.
J. C. R. Licklider
J. C. R. Licklider was an American psychologist and computer scientist whose visionary ideas about interactive computing and a globally networked system helped lay the conceptual foundations for the internet and modern human-computer interaction.
-
E.
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr.
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. was a prominent Canadian businessman and media executive who led Rogers Communications, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications and media companies.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableEmployee Context triple: [Bolt Beranek and Newman, notableEmployee, Ray Tomlinson]
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A.
notableFor
Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
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B.
hasNotableMember
chosen
Indicates that a group, organization, or collection includes at least one member who is distinguished or noteworthy in some significant way.
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C.
notableRecipient
Indicates that an entity has received a notable award, honor, or recognition from another entity.
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D.
notableContribution
Indicates that an entity has made a significant, recognized contribution to another entity, field, work, or endeavor.
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E.
notableRelative
Indicates that an entity has a relative who is notable or well-known, specifying that familial relationship.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a240b249788190af8dbf7e80e9c91b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a302803f50819081a480c33f08b68a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a30336ab2881908899f75c76b0d010 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a303c507e08190b60abbb1740721b8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:03 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23fe52ec48190a4d24101c91434ed |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.