Triple
T7877315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nick Elam |
E182888
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ball State University |
E109584
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Ball State University | Statement: [Nick Elam, employer, Ball State University]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ball State University Context triple: [Nick Elam, employer, Ball State University]
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A.
Ball State University
chosen
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, known for its strong programs in education, architecture, and communications.
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B.
Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, widely recognized for its Sycamores basketball program that starred Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
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C.
Indiana State College
Indiana State College was the former name of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a public university located in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
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D.
Indiana University South Bend
Indiana University South Bend is a regional public university campus in South Bend, Indiana, offering a range of undergraduate and graduate programs as part of the Indiana University system.
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E.
Ball State Cardinals
The Ball State Cardinals are the athletic teams representing Ball State University in NCAA Division I sports, competing primarily in the Mid-American Conference.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca828a17248190b46defe758bc5ad3 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb39bc07208190aa452cef8ca5b0d6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5b7fef308190bbc74e13f4205192 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:57 p.m.