Triple

T3618790

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	School of Communication at Northwestern University	`E76669`	entity
Predicate	hasAcademicUnit	`P1488`	FINISHED
Object	Department of Theatre The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is a renowned academic program within the School of Communication that offers comprehensive training and education in performance, production, and theatre studies.	`E373519`	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: Department of Theatre | Statement: [School of Communication at Northwestern University, hasAcademicUnit, Department of Theatre]

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

Target entity: Department of Theatre
Context triple: [School of Communication at Northwestern University, hasAcademicUnit, Department of Theatre]

A. Department of Theatre Arts
The Department of Theatre Arts is an academic unit at the University of Miami dedicated to the study and practice of theatre, including performance, production, and related disciplines.
B. Department of Drama
The Department of Drama was the earlier name for Carnegie Mellon University's renowned School of Drama, one of the oldest and most prestigious degree-granting drama programs in the United States.
C. Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance
The Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance is an academic unit at Royal Holloway, University of London, specializing in the study and practice of performance, theatre-making, and dance.
D. School of Theater
The School of Theater is the performing arts division of the California Institute of the Arts, offering intensive, conservatory-style training in acting, directing, design, and related theatrical disciplines.
E. School of Theater, Film and Television
The School of Theater, Film and Television is UCLA’s renowned performing arts and media school, offering comprehensive training and education in theater, film, television, and digital media.
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: Department of Theatre
Triple: [School of Communication at Northwestern University, hasAcademicUnit, Department of Theatre]

Generated description

The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is a renowned academic program within the School of Communication that offers comprehensive training and education in performance, production, and theatre studies.

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

Target entity: Department of Theatre
Target entity description: The Department of Theatre at Northwestern University is a renowned academic program within the School of Communication that offers comprehensive training and education in performance, production, and theatre studies.

A. Department of Theatre Arts
The Department of Theatre Arts is an academic unit at the University of Miami dedicated to the study and practice of theatre, including performance, production, and related disciplines.
B. Department of Drama
The Department of Drama was the earlier name for Carnegie Mellon University's renowned School of Drama, one of the oldest and most prestigious degree-granting drama programs in the United States.
C. Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance
The Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance is an academic unit at Royal Holloway, University of London, specializing in the study and practice of performance, theatre-making, and dance.
D. School of Theater
The School of Theater is the performing arts division of the California Institute of the Arts, offering intensive, conservatory-style training in acting, directing, design, and related theatrical disciplines.
E. School of Theater, Film and Television
The School of Theater, Film and Television is UCLA’s renowned performing arts and media school, offering comprehensive training and education in theater, film, television, and digital media.
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_69ad85dae2fc81908d1ceadbc6af0089`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adc2b72b3481909f4a09000d1815d9`	completed	March 8, 2026, 6:40 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b4331cc73881908033d001448f0b23`	completed	March 13, 2026, 3:54 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b436ac70a481909a623841b836e1a7`	completed	March 13, 2026, 4:09 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b43731d4708190abd41b28889c4c88`	completed	March 13, 2026, 4:11 p.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.