Triple

T2857981
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Flint Firebirds E63248 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Plymouth, Michigan, known for developing numerous NHL players before relocating and becoming the Flint Firebirds.
 E305076 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: Plymouth Whalers | Statement: [Flint Firebirds, predecessor, Plymouth Whalers]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Plymouth Whalers
Context triple: [Flint Firebirds, predecessor, Plymouth Whalers]
  • A. New England Whalers
    The New England Whalers were a World Hockey Association team based in New England that later joined the NHL as the Hartford Whalers.
  • B. Providence Bruins
    The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that serves as the primary minor-league affiliate of the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
  • C. Quebec Remparts
    The Quebec Remparts are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known for developing young talent and having a passionate fan base.
  • D. Toronto Marlboros
    The Toronto Marlboros were a storied junior ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, long associated with the Toronto Maple Leafs and renowned for developing numerous future NHL stars.
  • E. Toronto Marlies
    The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League serving as the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • 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: Plymouth Whalers
Triple: [Flint Firebirds, predecessor, Plymouth Whalers]
Generated description
The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Plymouth, Michigan, known for developing numerous NHL players before relocating and becoming the Flint Firebirds.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Plymouth Whalers
Target entity description: The Plymouth Whalers were a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in Plymouth, Michigan, known for developing numerous NHL players before relocating and becoming the Flint Firebirds.
  • A. New England Whalers
    The New England Whalers were a World Hockey Association team based in New England that later joined the NHL as the Hartford Whalers.
  • B. Providence Bruins
    The Providence Bruins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that serves as the primary minor-league affiliate of the NHL’s Boston Bruins.
  • C. Quebec Remparts
    The Quebec Remparts are a major junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League known for developing young talent and having a passionate fan base.
  • D. Toronto Marlboros
    The Toronto Marlboros were a storied junior ice hockey team from Toronto, Ontario, long associated with the Toronto Maple Leafs and renowned for developing numerous future NHL stars.
  • E. Toronto Marlies
    The Toronto Marlies are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League serving as the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 completed March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abdf89d3b4819086936f26d8683a2a completed March 7, 2026, 8:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b01d91f6448190866f6ee0491041cf completed March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b01e45f6e481908665e0961c3a3778 completed March 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b0224832108190be252c0245d588d2 completed March 10, 2026, 1:53 p.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.