Triple

T276879
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Trump University E5268 entity
Predicate coFounder P2835 FINISHED
Object Michael Sexton
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
E145442 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: Michael Sexton | Statement: [Trump University, coFounder, Michael Sexton]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Sexton
Context triple: [Trump University, coFounder, Michael Sexton]
  • A. Chris McAlister
    Chris McAlister is a former NFL cornerback best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Baltimore Ravens, including helping the team win Super Bowl XXXV.
  • B. Mark Herron
    Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
  • C. Matthew Kirk
    Matthew Kirk is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirk, recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished among others with the same name.
  • D. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • E. Sean Kilpatrick
    Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
  • 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: Michael Sexton
Triple: [Trump University, coFounder, Michael Sexton]
Generated description
Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Sexton
Target entity description: Michael Sexton is an American businessman best known for co-founding and running the controversial real estate training venture Trump University alongside Donald Trump.
  • A. Chris McAlister
    Chris McAlister is a former NFL cornerback best known for his Pro Bowl career with the Baltimore Ravens, including helping the team win Super Bowl XXXV.
  • B. Mark Herron
    Mark Herron was an American actor best known for being the fourth husband of legendary entertainer Judy Garland.
  • C. Matthew Kirk
    Matthew Kirk is a notable individual who shares the surname Kirk, recognized for achievements significant enough to be distinguished among others with the same name.
  • D. Michael Rogers
    Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
  • E. Sean Kilpatrick
    Sean Kilpatrick is an American professional basketball player known for his scoring ability as a guard in the NBA and overseas leagues.
  • 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25ded68c88190b1fc595ce329aeb9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac995e2f808190a324f2da7a79b836 completed March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac99e2ba3481908c4f89f653521fb5 completed March 7, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9a52005881908182d1c78381f17f completed March 7, 2026, 9:36 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.