Triple

T15396305
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject College of Business (University of Michigan–Dearborn) E368184 entity
Predicate acronym P43 FINISHED
Object COB (UM‑Dearborn)
COB (UM‑Dearborn) is the commonly used abbreviation for the College of Business at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, a business school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
 E74247 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: COB (UM‑Dearborn) | Statement: [College of Business (University of Michigan–Dearborn), acronym, COB (UM‑Dearborn)]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: COB (UM‑Dearborn)
Context triple: [College of Business (University of Michigan–Dearborn), acronym, COB (UM‑Dearborn)]
  • A. University of Michigan–Dearborn
    The University of Michigan–Dearborn is a regional public university and campus of the University of Michigan system known for its strong engineering, business, and liberal arts programs serving the Detroit metropolitan area.
  • B. Dearborn campus
    Dearborn campus is a regional campus of the University of Michigan located in Dearborn, Michigan, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • C. Oakland University
    Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
  • D. Kalamazoo campus
    Kalamazoo campus is the main campus of Western Michigan University, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and serving as the institution’s primary academic and administrative center.
  • E. University Center, Michigan
    University Center, Michigan is an unincorporated community in Bay County known primarily as the shared higher-education hub for institutions such as Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: COB (UM‑Dearborn)
Target entity description: COB (UM‑Dearborn) is the commonly used abbreviation for the College of Business at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, a business school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management.
  • A. University of Michigan–Dearborn chosen
    The University of Michigan–Dearborn is a regional public university and campus of the University of Michigan system known for its strong engineering, business, and liberal arts programs serving the Detroit metropolitan area.
  • B. Dearborn campus
    Dearborn campus is a regional campus of the University of Michigan located in Dearborn, Michigan, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • C. Oakland University
    Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
  • D. Kalamazoo campus
    Kalamazoo campus is the main campus of Western Michigan University, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and serving as the institution’s primary academic and administrative center.
  • E. University Center, Michigan
    University Center, Michigan is an unincorporated community in Bay County known primarily as the shared higher-education hub for institutions such as Delta College and Saginaw Valley State University.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: COB (UM‑Dearborn)
Triple: [College of Business (University of Michigan–Dearborn), acronym, COB (UM‑Dearborn)]
Generated description
COB (UM‑Dearborn) is the commonly used abbreviation for the College of Business at the University of Michigan–Dearborn, a business school offering undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, marketing, and management.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d85a16c68c819099c1b547fbc87b32 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e03e8ac79081908ac79c0b3e7587ff ner completed
NED1 batch_69ff13523f548190beafd130f8741465 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ff14d3e78881909692d5594bc941d8 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ff141babdc8190bac03e8a294984ce nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:19 a.m.