Triple

T8039511
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pitt Panthers E187401 entity
Predicate formerConference P3610 FINISHED
Object Eastern 8 Conference E41470 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Eastern 8 Conference | Statement: [Pitt Panthers, formerConference, Eastern 8 Conference]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Eastern 8 Conference
Context triple: [Pitt Panthers, formerConference, Eastern 8 Conference]
  • A. Eastern 8 Conference chosen
    The Eastern 8 Conference was a collegiate athletic conference in the eastern United States that later evolved into what is now known as the Atlantic 10 Conference.
  • B. Big 8 Conference
    The Big 8 Conference is a California community college athletic conference that organizes intercollegiate sports competition among its member colleges, including Santa Rosa Junior College.
  • C. Big Six Conference
    The Big Six Conference was an early 20th-century American college athletic conference in the Midwest that later expanded and evolved into the Big Eight Conference.
  • D. Sunshine State Conference
    The Sunshine State Conference is an NCAA Division II collegiate athletic conference composed primarily of private institutions in Florida, known for strong programs in sports such as basketball, soccer, and baseball.
  • E. Little East Conference
    The Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III collegiate athletic conference primarily comprising public universities in the New England region of the United States.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca82b00cb48190b59a300f70e97bd7 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3f1bb1d88190b3d2c83387c8ce43 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cc570090a48190b84ba8325563148e ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:23 p.m.