Triple

T2521813

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Michigan State Spartans football	`E55538`	entity
Predicate	governingBody	`P46`	FINISHED
Object	Michigan State University Athletic Department The Michigan State University Athletic Department is the administrative organization that oversees and manages all varsity sports programs at Michigan State University, including the Spartans football team.	`E278996`	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: Michigan State University Athletic Department | Statement: [Michigan State Spartans football, governingBody, Michigan State University Athletic Department]

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

Target entity: Michigan State University Athletic Department
Context triple: [Michigan State Spartans football, governingBody, Michigan State University Athletic Department]

A. Michigan State College
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.
B. Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
C. MSU
MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
D. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
E. 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.
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: Michigan State University Athletic Department
Triple: [Michigan State Spartans football, governingBody, Michigan State University Athletic Department]

Generated description

The Michigan State University Athletic Department is the administrative organization that oversees and manages all varsity sports programs at Michigan State University, including the Spartans football team.

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

Target entity: Michigan State University Athletic Department
Target entity description: The Michigan State University Athletic Department is the administrative organization that oversees and manages all varsity sports programs at Michigan State University, including the Spartans football team.

A. Michigan State College
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.
B. Michigan State Spartans football
Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
C. MSU
MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
D. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
E. 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.
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_69ab49e4749c8190813311efd1630f1b`	completed	March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abd23895348190bb4dad6d7174893a`	completed	March 7, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69af6550c55481908fe4e8bab17aaa6d`	completed	March 10, 2026, 12:26 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69af66d6bad08190ab3f7b0949ae6fea`	completed	March 10, 2026, 12:33 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69af67265b2c81909665c2c5acc0d776`	completed	March 10, 2026, 12:34 a.m.

Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:46 p.m.