Triple
T19771289
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | General Magic |
E474893
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Atkinson
Bill Atkinson is an American computer engineer and software designer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and creator of MacPaint and HyperCard.
|
E1395358
|
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: Bill Atkinson | Statement: [General Magic, foundedBy, Bill Atkinson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Atkinson Context triple: [General Magic, foundedBy, Bill Atkinson]
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A.
Jef Raskin
Jef Raskin was a human–computer interface expert and computer scientist best known for initiating and leading the early development of Apple’s Macintosh project.
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B.
Thomas Knoll
Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer and co-creator of Adobe Photoshop, whose early image-editing program evolved into the industry-standard digital imaging software.
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C.
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
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D.
Chuck Peddle
Chuck Peddle was an American engineer and computer pioneer best known for creating the low-cost microprocessors that helped spark the personal computer revolution in the 1970s.
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E.
John Ousterhout
John Ousterhout is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for creating the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit, as well as for his influential work in operating systems and distributed systems.
- 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: Bill Atkinson Triple: [General Magic, foundedBy, Bill Atkinson]
Generated description
Bill Atkinson is an American computer engineer and software designer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and creator of MacPaint and HyperCard.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Atkinson Target entity description: Bill Atkinson is an American computer engineer and software designer best known as a key member of the original Apple Macintosh team and creator of MacPaint and HyperCard.
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A.
Jef Raskin
Jef Raskin was a human–computer interface expert and computer scientist best known for initiating and leading the early development of Apple’s Macintosh project.
-
B.
Thomas Knoll
Thomas Knoll is an American software engineer and co-creator of Adobe Photoshop, whose early image-editing program evolved into the industry-standard digital imaging software.
-
C.
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton is a pioneering computer scientist and designer known for his influential work in human-computer interaction, input technologies, and user experience design.
-
D.
Chuck Peddle
Chuck Peddle was an American engineer and computer pioneer best known for creating the low-cost microprocessors that helped spark the personal computer revolution in the 1970s.
-
E.
John Ousterhout
John Ousterhout is a computer scientist and software engineer best known for creating the Tcl scripting language and the Tk toolkit, as well as for his influential work in operating systems and distributed systems.
- 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_69d8e51a43a08190956bc6df13c91a77 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6535bd8c0819097671783962b6bc5 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a07c4f4618481908fafb84937c2143f |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a07c628176481908e636e80445facbc |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07c69e228c8190a3f5b0dfc2c3a829 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 1:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.