Triple
T1281185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Athletic Conference |
E27327
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCommissioner |
P3178
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Thornton
Brian Thornton is an American college sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference.
|
E164398
|
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: Brian Thornton | Statement: [Western Athletic Conference, hasCommissioner, Brian Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Thornton Context triple: [Western Athletic Conference, hasCommissioner, Brian Thornton]
-
A.
Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris is a Canadian composer best known for his work on film, television, and video game scores, including series like "The Tudors" and "Vikings."
-
B.
Brock Chisholm
Brock Chisholm was a Canadian psychiatrist and public health expert who became the founding Director-General of the World Health Organization and a prominent advocate for global mental health and international cooperation.
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C.
Shawn Horcoff
Shawn Horcoff is a former NHL center, best known for his long tenure with the Edmonton Oilers, who transitioned into hockey management after retiring as a player.
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D.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
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E.
Chris Stolte
Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
- 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: Brian Thornton Triple: [Western Athletic Conference, hasCommissioner, Brian Thornton]
Generated description
Brian Thornton is an American college sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Thornton Target entity description: Brian Thornton is an American college sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference.
-
A.
Trevor Morris
Trevor Morris is a Canadian composer best known for his work on film, television, and video game scores, including series like "The Tudors" and "Vikings."
-
B.
Brock Chisholm
Brock Chisholm was a Canadian psychiatrist and public health expert who became the founding Director-General of the World Health Organization and a prominent advocate for global mental health and international cooperation.
-
C.
Shawn Horcoff
Shawn Horcoff is a former NHL center, best known for his long tenure with the Edmonton Oilers, who transitioned into hockey management after retiring as a player.
-
D.
Adam Bohling
Adam Bohling is a British film producer known for his work on high-profile action and genre films, including the Kingsman series.
-
E.
Chris Stolte
Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
- 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_69a496d3710c8190955dee8bc0dacb50 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c0b317788190a1672b5ee422a049 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad014bec148190b0809f0a1c0b6285 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad02f57c248190b32454e23334056f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad039408bc8190b0bcac769f1f30af |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:50 p.m.