Triple
T9787552
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Biography of the Pixel |
E237522
|
entity |
| Predicate | workOf |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alvy Ray Smith |
E46734
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Alvy Ray Smith | Statement: [A Biography of the Pixel, workOf, Alvy Ray Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alvy Ray Smith Context triple: [A Biography of the Pixel, workOf, Alvy Ray Smith]
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A.
Alvy Ray Smith
chosen
Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
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B.
Alvin Kersh
Alvin Kersh is a high-ranking FBI official in the television series "The X-Files," known for his often adversarial oversight of agents Mulder and Scully.
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C.
Ted Hurley
Ted Hurley is an Irish mathematician known for his work in algebra, particularly in group theory and coding theory.
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D.
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie
Christian Brevoort Zabriskie was an American businessman and mining executive associated with the Pacific Coast Borax Company, best known as the namesake of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park.
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E.
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson was an American puppeteer and voice actor best known for performing numerous beloved characters on The Muppet Show and other Jim Henson productions.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca84da927881909bda80caecad6010 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cda211b0608190bc8ceb905d02db83 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d22866aea48190933524839241869a |
completed | April 5, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:27 p.m.