Triple

T7927424
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shannon Brown E184101 entity
Predicate collegeAttended P5 FINISHED
Object Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs and prominent NCAA Division I athletic teams, particularly in basketball and football.
E55193 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: Michigan State University | Statement: [Shannon Brown, collegeAttended, Michigan State University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Context triple: [Shannon Brown, collegeAttended, Michigan State University]
  • A. Michigan State College
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans
    The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, best known for their prominent NCAA Division I programs—especially in football and basketball—and their intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • 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: Michigan State University
Triple: [Shannon Brown, collegeAttended, Michigan State University]
Generated description
Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs and prominent NCAA Division I athletic teams, particularly in basketball and football.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Target entity description: Michigan State University is a large public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its strong academic programs and prominent NCAA Division I athletic teams, particularly in basketball and football.
  • A. Michigan State College chosen
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans
    The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, best known for their prominent NCAA Division I programs—especially in football and basketball—and their intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • F. None of above.

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_69ca828fe7bc819090f52c88dcd72183 completed March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3aafdb5c8190b7f2ce5349305f78 completed March 31, 2026, 3:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cb5a4724288190b6f18f8cdde080ed completed March 31, 2026, 5:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cb7633c5a0819089deb6e89d9acb8e completed March 31, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cbb84dc86c8190893d67ce07c51aa0 completed March 31, 2026, 12:04 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:07 p.m.