Triple

T6671091
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shaka Smart E151730 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object University of Akron men's basketball team
The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
 E610311 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: University of Akron men's basketball team | Statement: [Shaka Smart, employer, University of Akron men's basketball team]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: University of Akron men's basketball team
Context triple: [Shaka Smart, employer, University of Akron men's basketball team]
  • A. Akron Zips men's soccer
    Akron Zips men's soccer is the NCAA Division I men's soccer program of the University of Akron, renowned for its strong player development and national championship success.
  • B. Case Western Reserve Spartans
    The Case Western Reserve Spartans are the varsity athletic teams representing Case Western Reserve University in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.
  • C. Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
    Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program representing Youngstown State University, competing primarily in the Horizon League.
  • D. Akron Zips football team
    The Akron Zips football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Akron, known for its long-standing rivalry with Kent State in the Battle of the Wagon Wheel.
  • E. Board of Trustees of the University of Akron
    The Board of Trustees of the University of Akron is the institution’s chief governing authority, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, policies, and financial and administrative affairs.
  • 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: University of Akron men's basketball team
Triple: [Shaka Smart, employer, University of Akron men's basketball team]
Generated description
The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: University of Akron men's basketball team
Target entity description: The University of Akron men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I program of the University of Akron, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for its competitive mid-major status and postseason appearances.
  • A. Akron Zips men's soccer
    Akron Zips men's soccer is the NCAA Division I men's soccer program of the University of Akron, renowned for its strong player development and national championship success.
  • B. Case Western Reserve Spartans
    The Case Western Reserve Spartans are the varsity athletic teams representing Case Western Reserve University in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports.
  • C. Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball
    Youngstown State Penguins men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program representing Youngstown State University, competing primarily in the Horizon League.
  • D. Akron Zips football team
    The Akron Zips football team is the NCAA Division I FBS college football program representing the University of Akron, known for its long-standing rivalry with Kent State in the Battle of the Wagon Wheel.
  • E. Board of Trustees of the University of Akron
    The Board of Trustees of the University of Akron is the institution’s chief governing authority, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, policies, and financial and administrative affairs.
  • 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_69c687f71fc081909dbd45d6377f6045 completed March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6b0c9163c8190ad959172a8458619 completed March 27, 2026, 4:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c6ef12fcfc819086b37dc9b9929663 completed March 27, 2026, 8:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c6f0a498cc8190a0494082b91b012d completed March 27, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c6f136ac648190b94a7cda43139fd0 completed March 27, 2026, 9:05 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:03 p.m.