Triple
T12084927
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bruce Bernard Smith |
E287781
|
entity |
| Predicate | playedCollegeFootballFor |
P2170
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virginia Tech Hokies football |
E457893
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Virginia Tech Hokies football | Statement: [Bruce Bernard Smith, playedCollegeFootballFor, Virginia Tech Hokies football]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech Hokies football Context triple: [Bruce Bernard Smith, playedCollegeFootballFor, Virginia Tech Hokies football]
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A.
Hokies
chosen
The Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in collegiate sports.
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B.
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball
Virginia Tech Hokies baseball is the NCAA Division I college baseball program of Virginia Tech, competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference and known for its passionate fan base and in-state rivalry with the University of Virginia.
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C.
Virginia State Trojans football team
The Virginia State Trojans football team is the collegiate football program representing Virginia State University in NCAA Division II competition, primarily within the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).
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D.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, known for its strong engineering programs, large campus community, and prominent athletics.
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E.
Richmond Spiders
The Richmond Spiders are the University of Richmond’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, best known for their distinctive spider mascot and competitive basketball and football programs.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab4964708190850585628b287b0c |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91513bbb0819084a8bb877e03060c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f666bf1c819089de1235617e775b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.