Triple

T8030078

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Red Cedar River (Michigan)	`E186953`	entity
Predicate	hasNearbyInstitution	`P6776`	FINISHED
Object	Michigan State University Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong programs in agriculture, education, and business, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.	`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: [Red Cedar River (Michigan), hasNearbyInstitution, Michigan State University]

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

Target entity: Michigan State University
Context triple: [Red Cedar River (Michigan), hasNearbyInstitution, 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: [Red Cedar River (Michigan), hasNearbyInstitution, Michigan State University]

Generated description

Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong programs in agriculture, education, and business, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.

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

Target entity: Michigan State University
Target entity description: Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong programs in agriculture, education, and business, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.

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_69ca82ad4e2c8190a693e3c9e30fe66f`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cb3ecf0f2c819091899211003c461e`	completed	March 31, 2026, 3:26 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cc56e146048190a97b3b37d1eec0b8`	completed	March 31, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cc58ecd0608190ab0880992bc203fb`	completed	March 31, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cc5cbf8278819085ff32a0494d544e`	completed	March 31, 2026, 11:46 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:22 p.m.