Triple
T17677315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | occam programming language |
E440672
|
entity |
| Predicate | developer |
P73
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David May
David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
|
E1287155
|
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: David May | Statement: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David May Context triple: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
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A.
David May
David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
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B.
Chris May
Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
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C.
David May II
David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
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D.
Don Dixon
Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
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E.
Tom May
Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
- 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: David May Triple: [occam programming language, developer, David May]
Generated description
David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David May Target entity description: David May is a British computer scientist best known for designing the transputer architecture and leading the development of the Occam concurrent programming language.
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A.
David May
David May was an American businessman best known as the founder of the May Department Stores Company, which grew into one of the largest department store chains in the United States.
-
B.
Chris May
Chris May is a collegiate sports administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Saint Louis University, overseeing the Billikens’ athletic programs.
-
C.
David May II
David May II was the husband of classic Hollywood actress Ann Rutherford, known for his long marriage to the star of the Andy Hardy films and Gone with the Wind.
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D.
Don Dixon
Don Dixon is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician known for his influential work in the jangle pop and alternative rock scenes, including producing early albums by R.E.M. and other notable artists.
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E.
Tom May
Tom May is an American musician best known as a vocalist and guitarist for the punk rock band The Menzingers.
- 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_69d8b9e940b081908b862bb0e6e89b0d |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e46f6e959c819092d9d33e79bd51f7 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02efa9f4e08190bfe6e1ddd1097e86 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a02f3b9f2308190ba9371fe9e2b458c |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a02f4400f7c81909b968474d2d31f7d |
completed | May 12, 2026, 9:34 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:01 a.m.