Triple

T8978236

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Southern Branch of the University of California	`E214451`	entity
Predicate	alsoKnownAs	`P39`	FINISHED
Object	University of California Southern Branch The University of California Southern Branch was the early name for what later became the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a major public research university in Los Angeles.	`E819511`	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: University of California Southern Branch | Statement: [Southern Branch of the University of California, alsoKnownAs, University of California Southern Branch]

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

Target entity: University of California Southern Branch
Context triple: [Southern Branch of the University of California, alsoKnownAs, University of California Southern Branch]

A. University of California, San Bernardino
The University of California, San Bernardino is a public research university in Southern California known for serving a diverse student body and offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
B. De Anza College
De Anza College is a community college in Cupertino, California, known for its strong academic programs and proximity to Silicon Valley.
C. California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills is a public university in Carson, California, known for its diverse student body and role in providing accessible higher education within the California State University system.
D. California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a large public university in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley known for its diverse student body and wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
E. San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university in San Francisco known for its diverse student body, strong liberal arts and social sciences programs, and history of student activism.
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: University of California Southern Branch
Triple: [Southern Branch of the University of California, alsoKnownAs, University of California Southern Branch]

Generated description

The University of California Southern Branch was the early name for what later became the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a major public research university in Los Angeles.

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

Target entity: University of California Southern Branch
Target entity description: The University of California Southern Branch was the early name for what later became the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a major public research university in Los Angeles.

A. University of California, San Bernardino
The University of California, San Bernardino is a public research university in Southern California known for serving a diverse student body and offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
B. De Anza College
De Anza College is a community college in Cupertino, California, known for its strong academic programs and proximity to Silicon Valley.
C. California State University, Dominguez Hills
California State University, Dominguez Hills is a public university in Carson, California, known for its diverse student body and role in providing accessible higher education within the California State University system.
D. California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a large public university in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley known for its diverse student body and wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
E. San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university in San Francisco known for its diverse student body, strong liberal arts and social sciences programs, and history of student activism.
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_69ca839ea8b88190922c6a326ffcc0d3`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cc67a33c8481909125acf4b7f0a919`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:32 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d1bca05c608190935af17d94c567d6`	completed	April 5, 2026, 1:36 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d1bd5820408190a4f5f7ef8b0e14aa`	completed	April 5, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d1bdc0135881909b69814e6cf3741b`	completed	April 5, 2026, 1:41 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:03 p.m.