Triple
T1775924
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Syracuse Orange football |
E38977
|
entity |
| Predicate | HeismanWinner |
P20896
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ernie Davis
Ernie Davis was a trailblazing American college football running back who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy and a symbol of progress in sports during the civil rights era.
|
E203725
|
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: Ernie Davis | Statement: [Syracuse Orange football, HeismanWinner, Ernie Davis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernie Davis Context triple: [Syracuse Orange football, HeismanWinner, Ernie Davis]
-
A.
Jim Brown
Jim Brown was a legendary NFL running back widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time.
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B.
Doak Walker
Doak Walker was a Hall of Fame American football halfback and placekicker renowned for his collegiate stardom at SMU and his standout NFL career in the 1950s.
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C.
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis was an American news reporter, author, and government official best known for leading U.S. propaganda and information efforts during World War II.
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D.
Marion Motley
Marion Motley was a pioneering African American fullback and linebacker in professional football, renowned for his powerful running and key role in breaking the NFL’s color barrier in the 1940s.
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E.
Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth is a legendary American football wide receiver, best known for his electrifying play with the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- 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: Ernie Davis Triple: [Syracuse Orange football, HeismanWinner, Ernie Davis]
Generated description
Ernie Davis was a trailblazing American college football running back who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy and a symbol of progress in sports during the civil rights era.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ernie Davis Target entity description: Ernie Davis was a trailblazing American college football running back who became the first African American to win the Heisman Trophy and a symbol of progress in sports during the civil rights era.
-
A.
Jim Brown
Jim Brown was a legendary NFL running back widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time.
-
B.
Doak Walker
Doak Walker was a Hall of Fame American football halfback and placekicker renowned for his collegiate stardom at SMU and his standout NFL career in the 1950s.
-
C.
Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis was an American news reporter, author, and government official best known for leading U.S. propaganda and information efforts during World War II.
-
D.
Marion Motley
Marion Motley was a pioneering African American fullback and linebacker in professional football, renowned for his powerful running and key role in breaking the NFL’s color barrier in the 1940s.
-
E.
Lance Alworth
Lance Alworth is a legendary American football wide receiver, best known for his electrifying play with the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- 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_69a8862e61708190af97b9838cc3f5de |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa64b839608190b32bc041267458d5 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf4fd0ec8190904f1ad2155c58bf |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adc07e9ebc819082566cc98025b4ae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc12c894881909c9a82fc9e363a41 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.