Triple
T21457423
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MIT Project MAC |
E529378
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Dertouzos
Michael Dertouzos was a Greek-American computer scientist and longtime director of MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science, known for his influential work on the future of computing and the information economy.
|
E1485427
|
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 Dertouzos | Statement: [MIT Project MAC, associatedWith, Michael Dertouzos]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Dertouzos Context triple: [MIT Project MAC, associatedWith, Michael Dertouzos]
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A.
George T. Santmyers
George T. Santmyers was a prominent early- to mid-20th-century architect in Washington, D.C., known for designing numerous residential and commercial buildings that helped shape the city's urban landscape.
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B.
Charles P. Thacker
Charles P. Thacker was a pioneering computer engineer best known for his work at Xerox PARC, where he was a key architect of the Alto, one of the first personal computers with a graphical user interface.
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C.
Jerome Wiesner
Jerome Wiesner was an American engineer, science advisor to President John F. Kennedy, and influential MIT president known for his leadership in science policy and technology innovation.
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D.
Joseph Sifakis
Joseph Sifakis is a Greek-French computer scientist renowned for his pioneering work in formal verification and model checking, for which he received the Turing Award.
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E.
Ralph Ziman
Ralph Ziman is a South African filmmaker and artist known for directing feature films, music videos, and creating politically charged visual art.
- 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 Dertouzos Triple: [MIT Project MAC, associatedWith, Michael Dertouzos]
Generated description
Michael Dertouzos was a Greek-American computer scientist and longtime director of MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science, known for his influential work on the future of computing and the information economy.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Dertouzos Target entity description: Michael Dertouzos was a Greek-American computer scientist and longtime director of MIT’s Laboratory for Computer Science, known for his influential work on the future of computing and the information economy.
-
A.
George T. Santmyers
George T. Santmyers was a prominent early- to mid-20th-century architect in Washington, D.C., known for designing numerous residential and commercial buildings that helped shape the city's urban landscape.
-
B.
Charles P. Thacker
Charles P. Thacker was a pioneering computer engineer best known for his work at Xerox PARC, where he was a key architect of the Alto, one of the first personal computers with a graphical user interface.
-
C.
Jerome Wiesner
Jerome Wiesner was an American engineer, science advisor to President John F. Kennedy, and influential MIT president known for his leadership in science policy and technology innovation.
-
D.
Joseph Sifakis
Joseph Sifakis is a Greek-French computer scientist renowned for his pioneering work in formal verification and model checking, for which he received the Turing Award.
-
E.
Ralph Ziman
Ralph Ziman is a South African filmmaker and artist known for directing feature films, music videos, and creating politically charged visual art.
- 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_69e0c458133481908ae8b41a12c4edec |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e9e9d7af248190a3bc06a390f390bf |
completed | April 23, 2026, 9:43 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a09c91019e08190becc555fde1abb7c |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a09c9a6b84881908f9193b89ded7361 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 1:59 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a09caa391588190808eb3dcaff07803 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:08 p.m.