Triple

T15641317

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Lincoln Alexander	`E376070`	entity
Predicate	positionHeld	`P8`	FINISHED
Object	Chancellor of the University of Guelph The Chancellor of the University of Guelph is the ceremonial head of the university, presiding over convocations and serving as an ambassador and advocate for the institution.	`E1168526`	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: Chancellor of the University of Guelph | Statement: [Lincoln Alexander, positionHeld, Chancellor of the University of Guelph]

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

Target entity: Chancellor of the University of Guelph
Context triple: [Lincoln Alexander, positionHeld, Chancellor of the University of Guelph]

A. Chancellor of Carleton University
The Chancellor of Carleton University is the ceremonial head of the institution, presiding over convocations and representing the university at official functions.
B. President of York University
The President of York University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for overall academic and administrative leadership and representing the university both internally and externally.
C. President of Ontario Tech University
The President of Ontario Tech University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for providing academic and strategic leadership and overseeing its overall administration and development.
D. President of Simon Fraser University
The President of Simon Fraser University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
E. Dalhousie University President
The Dalhousie University President is the chief executive officer and academic leader of Dalhousie University, responsible for guiding its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
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: Chancellor of the University of Guelph
Triple: [Lincoln Alexander, positionHeld, Chancellor of the University of Guelph]

Generated description

The Chancellor of the University of Guelph is the ceremonial head of the university, presiding over convocations and serving as an ambassador and advocate for the institution.

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

Target entity: Chancellor of the University of Guelph
Target entity description: The Chancellor of the University of Guelph is the ceremonial head of the university, presiding over convocations and serving as an ambassador and advocate for the institution.

A. Chancellor of Carleton University
The Chancellor of Carleton University is the ceremonial head of the institution, presiding over convocations and representing the university at official functions.
B. President of York University
The President of York University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for overall academic and administrative leadership and representing the university both internally and externally.
C. President of Ontario Tech University
The President of Ontario Tech University is the institution’s chief executive officer, responsible for providing academic and strategic leadership and overseeing its overall administration and development.
D. President of Simon Fraser University
The President of Simon Fraser University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
E. Dalhousie University President
The Dalhousie University President is the chief executive officer and academic leader of Dalhousie University, responsible for guiding its strategic direction, administration, and external representation.
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_69d85cd035a48190b73d5579ab73969a`	completed	April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e04ed23d688190bea996f90989d406`	completed	April 16, 2026, 2:52 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ff5f4b693c81908fd324a5e92fc23c`	completed	May 9, 2026, 4:22 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ff612f54a48190a392a3712db4c907`	completed	May 9, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ff61fbcad481908af89369458b23ca`	completed	May 9, 2026, 4:34 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:15 a.m.