Triple
T8654244
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Carolina University |
E205374
|
entity |
| Predicate | founder |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Lee Madison
Robert Lee Madison was an American educator who established the institution that evolved into Western Carolina University and is often regarded as its founding figure.
|
E749865
|
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: Robert Lee Madison | Statement: [Western Carolina University, founder, Robert Lee Madison]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lee Madison Context triple: [Western Carolina University, founder, Robert Lee Madison]
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A.
Stephen Dill Lee
Stephen Dill Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent educator and the first president of Mississippi State University.
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B.
James Madison Dukes
The James Madison Dukes are the athletic teams representing James Madison University, competing in NCAA Division I across multiple sports.
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C.
Charles Carter Lee
Charles Carter Lee was an American lawyer, poet, and writer, and the elder brother of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Broderick Johnson
Broderick Johnson is an American film producer and co-founder of Alcon Entertainment, known for backing major Hollywood films such as "The Blind Side," "The Book of Eli," and "Transcendence."
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E.
William Preston Lane Jr.
William Preston Lane Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s governor from 1947 to 1951 and oversaw the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
- 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: Robert Lee Madison Triple: [Western Carolina University, founder, Robert Lee Madison]
Generated description
Robert Lee Madison was an American educator who established the institution that evolved into Western Carolina University and is often regarded as its founding figure.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Lee Madison Target entity description: Robert Lee Madison was an American educator who established the institution that evolved into Western Carolina University and is often regarded as its founding figure.
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A.
Stephen Dill Lee
Stephen Dill Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent educator and the first president of Mississippi State University.
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B.
James Madison Dukes
The James Madison Dukes are the athletic teams representing James Madison University, competing in NCAA Division I across multiple sports.
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C.
Charles Carter Lee
Charles Carter Lee was an American lawyer, poet, and writer, and the elder brother of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Broderick Johnson
Broderick Johnson is an American film producer and co-founder of Alcon Entertainment, known for backing major Hollywood films such as "The Blind Side," "The Book of Eli," and "Transcendence."
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E.
William Preston Lane Jr.
William Preston Lane Jr. was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Maryland’s governor from 1947 to 1951 and oversaw the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
- 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_69ca8350897c819086cde7596fbe5fe7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc48432568819093b9a867b4f62b78 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ceccdaad2881908f131ee9da2841d1 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cecf69fdb4819098a8af4e26354fea |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ced06cfce88190ad4b95f1aa82d42b |
completed | April 2, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:29 p.m.