Triple

T3123287
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Desmond Howard E65235 entity
Predicate collegeNumberRetiredBy P556 FINISHED
Object University of Michigan E10631 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: University of Michigan | Statement: [Desmond Howard, collegeNumberRetiredBy, University of Michigan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: University of Michigan
Context triple: [Desmond Howard, collegeNumberRetiredBy, University of Michigan]
  • A. University of Michigan chosen
    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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Northwestern University
    Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, renowned for its strong programs in journalism, engineering, business, and the arts.
  • D. University of Wisconsin–Madison
    The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a major public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and flagship status within the University of Wisconsin System.
  • E. Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
    The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan is the university’s constitutionally established governing body, responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances, and guiding its overall strategic direction.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: collegeNumberRetiredBy
Context triple: [Desmond Howard, collegeNumberRetiredBy, University of Michigan]
  • A. retiredNumbersCount
    Indicates the number of jersey or identification numbers that have been officially retired from use.
  • B. retiredNumber
    Indicates that an entity (typically a team or organization) has formally withdrawn a specific number from future use, usually to honor a particular individual or achievement associated with that number.
  • C. retiredNumbers chosen
    Indicates that a team has officially retired a specific player’s jersey number, taking it out of regular use in honor of that player.
  • D. hasRankAtRetirement
    Indicates the rank or position an entity held at the time it retired or was formally withdrawn from active service.
  • E. retiredBy
    Indicates that one entity has formally ended the active status, use, or service of another entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (4 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_69ad8580c72481909672d37acf647893 completed March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ada52c105c8190b8128e66d9b9e8a0 completed March 8, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b24b079a808190adcbac948ad067e9 completed March 12, 2026, 5:11 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69ad9df62e548190b053e1478deed467 completed March 8, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m.