Triple

T11697874
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band E278043 entity
Predicate affiliation P10 FINISHED
Object Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs, Big Ten athletics, and vibrant campus life.
E55193 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: Michigan State University | Statement: [Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, affiliation, Michigan State University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Context triple: [Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, affiliation, Michigan State University]
  • A. Michigan State College
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. MSU
    MSU is a public historically Black research university located in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • 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: Michigan State University
Triple: [Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, affiliation, Michigan State University]
Generated description
Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs, Big Ten athletics, and vibrant campus life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Target entity description: Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs, Big Ten athletics, and vibrant campus life.
  • A. Michigan State College chosen
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. MSU
    MSU (Microwave Sounding Unit) is a satellite-borne microwave radiometer used to measure atmospheric temperature profiles for weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
  • F. None of above.

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_69d6aafe02d881909900d54ad7d4af84 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a47df68c81908a91919a69b4880d completed April 10, 2026, 7:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f01943196c8190900b46da238e1f24 completed April 28, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f01d7ab930819095eaae226ab55b80 completed April 28, 2026, 2:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f043ddbfe481908e0c439dbd3e944f completed April 28, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.