Triple
T12084926
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bruce Bernard Smith |
E287781
|
entity |
| Predicate | collegeAttended |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virginia Tech |
E102303
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Virginia Tech | Statement: [Bruce Bernard Smith, collegeAttended, Virginia Tech]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia Tech Context triple: [Bruce Bernard Smith, collegeAttended, Virginia Tech]
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A.
Virginia Tech
chosen
Virginia Tech is a major public research university in Blacksburg, Virginia, known for its strong engineering programs, large campus community, and prominent athletics.
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B.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Commonwealth University is a large public research university known for its diverse academic programs and strong arts and health sciences disciplines.
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C.
Virginia State University
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university located in Petersburg, Virginia.
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D.
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University is a public research university known for its diverse academic programs and coastal campus in Norfolk, Virginia.
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E.
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University is a major public research university in Raleigh, North Carolina, known for its strong engineering, agriculture, and STEM programs and as a key member of the Research Triangle.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6ab4964708190850585628b287b0c |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91513bbb0819084a8bb877e03060c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f5f666bf1c819089de1235617e775b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.