Triple

T1640423
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Malcolm Butler E35456 entity
Predicate playedCollegeFootballFor P2170 FINISHED
Object West Alabama Tigers football team
The West Alabama Tigers football team is the collegiate football program of the University of West Alabama, competing in NCAA Division II and known for producing NFL talent such as cornerback Malcolm Butler.
E186904 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: West Alabama Tigers football team | Statement: [Malcolm Butler, playedCollegeFootballFor, West Alabama Tigers football team]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Alabama Tigers football team
Context triple: [Malcolm Butler, playedCollegeFootballFor, West Alabama Tigers football team]
  • A. UAB Blazers football team
    The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
  • B. Auburn Tigers football
    Auburn Tigers football is the intercollegiate American football program of Auburn University, known for its storied history in the Southeastern Conference and intense rivalry with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
  • C. Alabama Crimson Tide football
    Alabama Crimson Tide football is the University of Alabama’s storied college football program, renowned for its numerous national championships, legendary coaches, and status as one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.
  • D. Texas Southern Tigers football
    Texas Southern Tigers football is the college football program of Texas Southern University, a historically Black university in Houston, Texas, and the team where Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan played.
  • E. Grambling State Tigers football
    Grambling State Tigers football is the college football program of Grambling State University, historically renowned as a powerhouse in HBCU football and for its legendary longtime coach Eddie Robinson.
  • 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: West Alabama Tigers football team
Triple: [Malcolm Butler, playedCollegeFootballFor, West Alabama Tigers football team]
Generated description
The West Alabama Tigers football team is the collegiate football program of the University of West Alabama, competing in NCAA Division II and known for producing NFL talent such as cornerback Malcolm Butler.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Alabama Tigers football team
Target entity description: The West Alabama Tigers football team is the collegiate football program of the University of West Alabama, competing in NCAA Division II and known for producing NFL talent such as cornerback Malcolm Butler.
  • A. UAB Blazers football team
    The UAB Blazers football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Conference USA.
  • B. Auburn Tigers football
    Auburn Tigers football is the intercollegiate American football program of Auburn University, known for its storied history in the Southeastern Conference and intense rivalry with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
  • C. Alabama Crimson Tide football
    Alabama Crimson Tide football is the University of Alabama’s storied college football program, renowned for its numerous national championships, legendary coaches, and status as one of the most successful teams in NCAA history.
  • D. Texas Southern Tigers football
    Texas Southern Tigers football is the college football program of Texas Southern University, a historically Black university in Houston, Texas, and the team where Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan played.
  • E. Grambling State Tigers football
    Grambling State Tigers football is the college football program of Grambling State University, historically renowned as a powerhouse in HBCU football and for its legendary longtime coach Eddie Robinson.
  • 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_69a88604618c81908b41f6429c431eb6 completed March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a90a3c883c8190bec1d87ecedf2575 completed March 5, 2026, 4:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad609cf8488190ba334bdff2c5e78d completed March 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad61ff65b881909009c230780a146e completed March 8, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad62ec3a80819085fef1c378b9abdc completed March 8, 2026, 11:52 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:28 p.m.