Triple

T9439144
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gatineau Olympiques E227596 entity
Predicate notableCoach P550 FINISHED
Object Pat Burns
Pat Burns was a renowned Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup championship and winning the Jack Adams Award three times with three different NHL teams.
E322964 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: Pat Burns | Statement: [Gatineau Olympiques, notableCoach, Pat Burns]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Pat Burns
Context triple: [Gatineau Olympiques, notableCoach, Pat Burns]
  • A. Pat Burns
    Pat Burns was a highly respected Canadian NHL head coach known for his defensive systems and three Jack Adams Awards with different teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Boston Bruins.
  • B. Ken Norris
    Ken Norris was a pioneering marine mammalogist and educator best known for his influential work in dolphin research and marine park development.
  • C. Ken Norris
    Ken Norris was a British engineer best known for designing record-breaking high-speed hydroplanes and land-speed vehicles, including Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7.
  • D. Hal Barwood
    Hal Barwood is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and video game designer best known for his work on films like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and for creating story-driven adventure games at LucasArts.
  • E. Victor Campbell
    Victor Campbell was a Royal Navy officer and polar explorer best known for leading the Northern Party during Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Antarctic expedition.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pat Burns
Target entity description: Pat Burns was a renowned Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup championship and winning the Jack Adams Award three times with three different NHL teams.
  • A. Pat Burns chosen
    Pat Burns was a highly respected Canadian NHL head coach known for his defensive systems and three Jack Adams Awards with different teams, including the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Boston Bruins.
  • B. Ken Norris
    Ken Norris was a pioneering marine mammalogist and educator best known for his influential work in dolphin research and marine park development.
  • C. Ken Norris
    Ken Norris was a British engineer best known for designing record-breaking high-speed hydroplanes and land-speed vehicles, including Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7.
  • D. Hal Barwood
    Hal Barwood is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and video game designer best known for his work on films like "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and for creating story-driven adventure games at LucasArts.
  • E. Victor Campbell
    Victor Campbell was a Royal Navy officer and polar explorer best known for leading the Northern Party during Robert Falcon Scott’s Terra Nova Antarctic expedition.
  • F. None of above.

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Pat Burns
Triple: [Gatineau Olympiques, notableCoach, Pat Burns]
Generated description
Pat Burns was a renowned Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the New Jersey Devils to a Stanley Cup championship and winning the Jack Adams Award three times with three different NHL teams.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca843884488190ad6cbe0153088234 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd7ee1c8c48190a2ae8673eee07e9a ner completed
NED1 batch_69d139db9d1081908e2014d6f0e7e925 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d13b1d2cb481908cdcbeb1a6c81794 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d13a8e79b081908d5b4dce125df678 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:50 p.m.