Triple
T3520240
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buffalo Braves |
E74403
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePlayer |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Randy Smith
Randy Smith was an American professional basketball guard best known for his high-scoring, durable play in the 1970s NBA, particularly with the Buffalo Braves.
|
E366095
|
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: Randy Smith | Statement: [Buffalo Braves, notablePlayer, Randy Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Smith Context triple: [Buffalo Braves, notablePlayer, Randy Smith]
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A.
Randy Ford
Randy Ford is a member of the Ford family from Toronto, known primarily as the brother of the late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
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B.
Randy Woods
Randy Woods is a former American basketball player best known as a standout guard at La Salle University who went on to play in the NBA.
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C.
Randy Samuel
Randy Samuel is a former Canadian professional soccer defender best known for his long international career with the Canada national team, including playing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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D.
Randy Myers
Randy Myers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a dominant closer and member of the Cincinnati Reds’ famed “Nasty Boys” bullpen in the early 1990s.
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E.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
- 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: Randy Smith Triple: [Buffalo Braves, notablePlayer, Randy Smith]
Generated description
Randy Smith was an American professional basketball guard best known for his high-scoring, durable play in the 1970s NBA, particularly with the Buffalo Braves.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Randy Smith Target entity description: Randy Smith was an American professional basketball guard best known for his high-scoring, durable play in the 1970s NBA, particularly with the Buffalo Braves.
-
A.
Randy Ford
Randy Ford is a member of the Ford family from Toronto, known primarily as the brother of the late former Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
-
B.
Randy Woods
Randy Woods is a former American basketball player best known as a standout guard at La Salle University who went on to play in the NBA.
-
C.
Randy Samuel
Randy Samuel is a former Canadian professional soccer defender best known for his long international career with the Canada national team, including playing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
-
D.
Randy Myers
Randy Myers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher best known as a dominant closer and member of the Cincinnati Reds’ famed “Nasty Boys” bullpen in the early 1990s.
-
E.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
- 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc4af70c8190a7471f28e1efd7fd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e848d1c8190b100cb2e1218afbb |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b37f07ab70819089fdb7083b81b992 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b38078bc288190b69d73a64acce8ca |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:11 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.