Triple

T13353538
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Saint John Sea Dogs E318128 entity
Predicate notableAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object Michael Kirkpatrick
Michael Kirkpatrick is a Canadian professional ice hockey player best known for his standout junior career and leadership role with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL.
 E1037915 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 Kirkpatrick | Statement: [Saint John Sea Dogs, notableAlumni, Michael Kirkpatrick]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Kirkpatrick
Context triple: [Saint John Sea Dogs, notableAlumni, Michael Kirkpatrick]
  • A. Kevin Sullivan
    Kevin Sullivan is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a Canadian film and television producer, an American professional wrestler and booker, and various other public figures in sports, media, and politics.
  • B. Jeff Carlson
    Jeff Carlson is an individual known primarily as the brother of Steve Carlson.
  • C. David Kirkpatrick
    David Kirkpatrick is an American technology journalist and author best known for his book "The Facebook Effect," which chronicles the rise and impact of Facebook.
  • D. David Kirkpatrick
    David Kirkpatrick is an American film producer and studio executive known for his work at major Hollywood studios and involvement in a range of popular movies.
  • E. Stephen E. Smith
    Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
  • 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 Kirkpatrick
Triple: [Saint John Sea Dogs, notableAlumni, Michael Kirkpatrick]
Generated description
Michael Kirkpatrick is a Canadian professional ice hockey player best known for his standout junior career and leadership role with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Michael Kirkpatrick
Target entity description: Michael Kirkpatrick is a Canadian professional ice hockey player best known for his standout junior career and leadership role with the Saint John Sea Dogs in the QMJHL.
  • A. Kevin Sullivan
    Kevin Sullivan is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a Canadian film and television producer, an American professional wrestler and booker, and various other public figures in sports, media, and politics.
  • B. Jeff Carlson
    Jeff Carlson is an individual known primarily as the brother of Steve Carlson.
  • C. David Kirkpatrick
    David Kirkpatrick is an American technology journalist and author best known for his book "The Facebook Effect," which chronicles the rise and impact of Facebook.
  • D. David Kirkpatrick
    David Kirkpatrick is an American film producer and studio executive known for his work at major Hollywood studios and involvement in a range of popular movies.
  • E. Stephen E. Smith
    Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
  • 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a completed April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d99e8d520881908aa23c7102b72b72 completed April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f7306668288190ae8dc05ebadb4975 completed May 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f730db3664819095b92fbd369f732b completed May 3, 2026, 11:26 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f7315346508190a3d8d075c7681f6f completed May 3, 2026, 11:28 a.m.
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:32 p.m.