Triple

T18463965
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer E451109 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Michael Swaine
Michael Swaine is a technology journalist and author best known for chronicling the history of personal computing, including co-authoring the influential book "Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer."
E1326159 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: Michael Swaine | Statement: [Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer, author, Michael Swaine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Swaine
Context triple: [Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer, author, Michael Swaine]
  • A. Bret Harrison
    Bret Harrison is an American actor best known for starring in the comedy-horror television series "Reaper" and appearing in shows like "Grounded for Life" and "The Loop."
  • B. Paul Ross
    Paul Ross is a British television and radio presenter known for his work on various UK talk and game shows and for being the brother of broadcaster Jonathan Ross.
  • C. John Ferrell
    John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
  • D. Michael J. Hopkins
    Michael J. Hopkins is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic topology and homotopy theory.
  • E. Glenn Vernon
    Glenn Vernon was an American film and stage actor active primarily in the 1940s and 1950s, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
  • 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: Michael Swaine
Triple: [Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer, author, Michael Swaine]
Generated description
Michael Swaine is a technology journalist and author best known for chronicling the history of personal computing, including co-authoring the influential book "Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Swaine
Target entity description: Michael Swaine is a technology journalist and author best known for chronicling the history of personal computing, including co-authoring the influential book "Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer."
  • A. Bret Harrison
    Bret Harrison is an American actor best known for starring in the comedy-horror television series "Reaper" and appearing in shows like "Grounded for Life" and "The Loop."
  • B. Paul Ross
    Paul Ross is a British television and radio presenter known for his work on various UK talk and game shows and for being the brother of broadcaster Jonathan Ross.
  • C. John Ferrell
    John Ferrell was a photographer for the U.S. Farm Security Administration, contributing documentary images of American life during the Great Depression and World War II era.
  • D. Michael J. Hopkins
    Michael J. Hopkins is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic topology and homotopy theory.
  • E. Glenn Vernon
    Glenn Vernon was an American film and stage actor active primarily in the 1940s and 1950s, known for his supporting roles in Hollywood productions.
  • 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_69d8d38345688190b565eac2e4cd7935 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e52a8190508190a74b1d3482364905 completed April 19, 2026, 7:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a043f22b680819087c837c9ca87ce4b completed May 13, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a043fc897408190ac2f6625ce23c93d completed May 13, 2026, 9:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a044095d4b48190aeb30ecb37609da3 completed May 13, 2026, 9:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:33 a.m.