Triple

T1461819
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Alford E31528 entity
Predicate coachedTeam P2169 FINISHED
Object Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its passionate fan base and competitive tournament history.
E166654 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: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball | Statement: [Steve Alford, coachedTeam, Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Context triple: [Steve Alford, coachedTeam, Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball]
  • A. Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
    The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team is the University of Minnesota's NCAA Division I program, known for its Big Ten Conference competition and producing notable players such as Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
  • B. Minnesota Golden Gophers
    The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the University of Minnesota’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, competing primarily in the Big Ten Conference across a wide range of men’s and women’s sports.
  • C. Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
    Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its rich history and passionate fan base.
  • D. Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
    Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball is the storied NCAA Division I program of Indiana University, renowned for its multiple national championships, passionate fan base, and historic success in the Big Ten Conference.
  • E. Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
    Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Illinois State University, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference and known for its regional rivalries and postseason appearances.
  • 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: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Triple: [Steve Alford, coachedTeam, Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball]
Generated description
The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its passionate fan base and competitive tournament history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Target entity description: The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team is the University of Iowa's NCAA Division I program, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its passionate fan base and competitive tournament history.
  • A. Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
    The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team is the University of Minnesota's NCAA Division I program, known for its Big Ten Conference competition and producing notable players such as Hall of Famer Kevin McHale.
  • B. Minnesota Golden Gophers
    The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the University of Minnesota’s NCAA Division I athletic teams, competing primarily in the Big Ten Conference across a wide range of men’s and women’s sports.
  • C. Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
    Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, competing in the Big Ten Conference and known for its rich history and passionate fan base.
  • D. Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
    Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball is the storied NCAA Division I program of Indiana University, renowned for its multiple national championships, passionate fan base, and historic success in the Big Ten Conference.
  • E. Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
    Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Illinois State University, competing in the Missouri Valley Conference and known for its regional rivalries and postseason appearances.
  • 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_69a49917dfc081909acdbdf5d684f1ef completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c59ecb60819082217b034e18381f completed March 1, 2026, 11:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad0e7ab538819090bc3e3ed1bbff64 completed March 8, 2026, 5:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad0f5106fc8190ab03c4e5a0287424 completed March 8, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad0fa4c7d48190ac84267c16c6eb00 completed March 8, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8 p.m.