Triple

T4684003

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	University of South Alabama	`E103873`	entity
Predicate	governingBody	`P46`	FINISHED
Object	Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama The Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight.	`E460496`	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: Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama | Statement: [University of South Alabama, governingBody, Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama]

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

Target entity: Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama
Context triple: [University of South Alabama, governingBody, Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama]

A. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System is the governing body that oversees and sets policy for the multi-campus University of Alabama System, including its academic, financial, and administrative affairs.
B. Board of Trustees of the University of North Alabama
The Board of Trustees of the University of North Alabama is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
C. Board of Trustees of Troy University
The Board of Trustees of Troy University is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight across all campuses.
D. Auburn University Board of Trustees
The Auburn University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight.
E. Alabama State Board of Trustees
The Alabama State Board of Trustees is the governing body responsible for overseeing the administration, policy, and strategic direction of Alabama State University.
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: Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama
Triple: [University of South Alabama, governingBody, Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama]

Generated description

The Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight.

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

Target entity: Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama
Target entity description: The Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight.

A. Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System is the governing body that oversees and sets policy for the multi-campus University of Alabama System, including its academic, financial, and administrative affairs.
B. Board of Trustees of the University of North Alabama
The Board of Trustees of the University of North Alabama is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
C. Board of Trustees of Troy University
The Board of Trustees of Troy University is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight across all campuses.
D. Auburn University Board of Trustees
The Auburn University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting its strategic direction, policies, and overall oversight.
E. Alabama State Board of Trustees
The Alabama State Board of Trustees is the governing body responsible for overseeing the administration, policy, and strategic direction of Alabama State University.
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_69bd43debbf08190b4bc372e286ec234`	completed	March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69bd638130a08190876c5829c0488758`	completed	March 20, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69be03b07664819097d959fde1b0585b`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:34 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69be04dc48b08190947cde715f87a4d0`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:39 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69be05742e248190bb0e846189dfcfb5`	completed	March 21, 2026, 2:41 a.m.

Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:16 p.m.