Triple

T4369142
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Samford University E98851 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Spike the Bulldog
Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Samford University at its athletic events and campus activities.
 E432575 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: Spike the Bulldog | Statement: [Samford University, mascot, Spike the Bulldog]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spike the Bulldog
Context triple: [Samford University, mascot, Spike the Bulldog]
  • A. Spike the Bulldog
    Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Gonzaga University's men's basketball team and broader athletic programs.
  • B. Hector the Bulldog
    Hector the Bulldog is a tough, muscular bulldog character from the Looney Tunes cartoons, often portrayed as a protector of characters like Tweety.
  • C. Buster the dog
    Buster the dog is a loyal canine companion and recurring supporting character in The Mystery Series, often aiding the protagonists in their investigations.
  • D. Ralphie the Greyhound
    Ralphie the Greyhound is the athletic mascot of Eastern New Mexico University, represented as a swift greyhound symbolizing the school’s spirit and sports teams.
  • E. Piper the Dog
    Piper the Dog is the costumed canine mascot representing Hamline University at its athletic events and campus activities.
  • 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: Spike the Bulldog
Triple: [Samford University, mascot, Spike the Bulldog]
Generated description
Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Samford University at its athletic events and campus activities.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Spike the Bulldog
Target entity description: Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Samford University at its athletic events and campus activities.
  • A. Spike the Bulldog
    Spike the Bulldog is the costumed canine mascot representing Gonzaga University's men's basketball team and broader athletic programs.
  • B. Hector the Bulldog
    Hector the Bulldog is a tough, muscular bulldog character from the Looney Tunes cartoons, often portrayed as a protector of characters like Tweety.
  • C. Buster the dog
    Buster the dog is a loyal canine companion and recurring supporting character in The Mystery Series, often aiding the protagonists in their investigations.
  • D. Ralphie the Greyhound
    Ralphie the Greyhound is the athletic mascot of Eastern New Mexico University, represented as a swift greyhound symbolizing the school’s spirit and sports teams.
  • E. Piper the Dog
    Piper the Dog is the costumed canine mascot representing Hamline University at its athletic events and campus activities.
  • 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_69b3454db3708190aeafd814413c4c3d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b352052b388190b02cca9a3b480be4 completed March 12, 2026, 11:53 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5dbd1646c8190b7db5d9a9445633c completed March 14, 2026, 10:06 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5dc587b108190a8e3da0fde98a7ce completed March 14, 2026, 10:08 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5dcbf4d5081908d24bce8e2769124 completed March 14, 2026, 10:10 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:17 p.m.