Triple

T12208129

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Jim Lehrer	`E290886`	entity
Predicate	almaMater	`P5`	FINISHED
Object	Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria Victoria College at the University of Houston–Victoria is a public institution of higher education in Texas known for providing accessible undergraduate programs and serving as an educational stepping stone for students like journalist Jim Lehrer.	`E975241`	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: Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria | Statement: [Jim Lehrer, almaMater, Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria
Context triple: [Jim Lehrer, almaMater, Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria]

A. University of Houston–Clear Lake
The University of Houston–Clear Lake is a public university in the Houston metropolitan area known for its strong programs in science, engineering, business, and education, and its connections to nearby NASA Johnson Space Center.
B. University of Houston–Downtown
The University of Houston–Downtown is a public, urban university in Houston, Texas, known for serving a diverse student body with career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs.
C. University of Houston
The University of Houston is a major public research university in Houston, Texas, known for its diverse student body, strong engineering and business programs, and prominent role in NCAA Division I athletics.
D. University of Houston System
The University of Houston System is a public university system in Texas that oversees multiple institutions, including the University of Houston, providing coordinated governance and shared resources.
E. University of St. Thomas (Houston)
The University of St. Thomas (Houston) is a private Catholic liberal arts university in Houston, Texas, known for integrating faith and reason in its academic programs.
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: Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria
Triple: [Jim Lehrer, almaMater, Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria]

Generated description

Victoria College at the University of Houston–Victoria is a public institution of higher education in Texas known for providing accessible undergraduate programs and serving as an educational stepping stone for students like journalist Jim Lehrer.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Victoria College, University of Houston–Victoria
Target entity description: Victoria College at the University of Houston–Victoria is a public institution of higher education in Texas known for providing accessible undergraduate programs and serving as an educational stepping stone for students like journalist Jim Lehrer.

A. University of Houston–Clear Lake
The University of Houston–Clear Lake is a public university in the Houston metropolitan area known for its strong programs in science, engineering, business, and education, and its connections to nearby NASA Johnson Space Center.
B. University of Houston–Downtown
The University of Houston–Downtown is a public, urban university in Houston, Texas, known for serving a diverse student body with career-focused undergraduate and graduate programs.
C. University of Houston
The University of Houston is a major public research university in Houston, Texas, known for its diverse student body, strong engineering and business programs, and prominent role in NCAA Division I athletics.
D. University of Houston System
The University of Houston System is a public university system in Texas that oversees multiple institutions, including the University of Houston, providing coordinated governance and shared resources.
E. University of St. Thomas (Houston)
The University of St. Thomas (Houston) is a private Catholic liberal arts university in Houston, Texas, known for integrating faith and reason in its academic programs.
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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233`	completed	April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69d91c7d8f5c8190a46e9caa2a920fa9`	completed	April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69f61e5666f48190a28eed761e7b9210`	completed	May 2, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69f62260d6708190808e52935a27e2c1`	completed	May 2, 2026, 4:12 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69f6230f4c8081908a759efa43b4800b`	completed	May 2, 2026, 4:15 p.m.

Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.