Triple
T16442723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Hershey |
E399343
|
entity |
| Predicate | educatedAt |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michigan State College |
E55193
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Michigan State College | Statement: [Alfred Hershey, educatedAt, Michigan State College]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State College Context triple: [Alfred Hershey, educatedAt, Michigan State College]
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A.
Michigan State College
chosen
Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
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B.
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
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C.
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
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D.
Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, best known for their prominent NCAA Division I programs—especially in football and basketball—and their intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
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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.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d87f2c6778819080fcfae53be8f12a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32cd8d2988190acb5722a15623319 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00458f8f3c8190ad5eff2ad2a32dea |
completed | May 10, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.