Triple

T17653501
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Buffalo Bisons (AHL) E429555 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Buffalo Bisons (IHL)
Buffalo Bisons (IHL) was an early professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, that competed in the International Hockey League before being succeeded by later Bisons franchises.
 E1284227 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: Buffalo Bisons (IHL) | Statement: [Buffalo Bisons (AHL), predecessor, Buffalo Bisons (IHL)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Buffalo Bisons (IHL)
Context triple: [Buffalo Bisons (AHL), predecessor, Buffalo Bisons (IHL)]
  • A. Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
    The Buffalo Bisons (AHL) were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the American Hockey League and served as a prominent minor-league affiliate for several NHL franchises during the mid-20th century.
  • B. Buffalo Bisons (Major League)
    Buffalo Bisons (Major League) were a 19th-century professional baseball team that competed in the National League and featured several prominent early-era players.
  • C. Buffalo Bisons
    The Buffalo Bisons were a short-lived professional basketball team that later relocated and evolved into the franchise now known as the Atlanta Hawks.
  • D. Erie Otters
    The Erie Otters are an Ontario Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania, known for developing top NHL prospects such as Connor McDavid.
  • E. Binghamton Senators
    The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that served as the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL's Ottawa Senators.
  • 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: Buffalo Bisons (IHL)
Triple: [Buffalo Bisons (AHL), predecessor, Buffalo Bisons (IHL)]
Generated description
Buffalo Bisons (IHL) was an early professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, that competed in the International Hockey League before being succeeded by later Bisons franchises.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Buffalo Bisons (IHL)
Target entity description: Buffalo Bisons (IHL) was an early professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, that competed in the International Hockey League before being succeeded by later Bisons franchises.
  • A. Buffalo Bisons (AHL)
    The Buffalo Bisons (AHL) were a professional ice hockey team that competed in the American Hockey League and served as a prominent minor-league affiliate for several NHL franchises during the mid-20th century.
  • B. Buffalo Bisons (Major League)
    Buffalo Bisons (Major League) were a 19th-century professional baseball team that competed in the National League and featured several prominent early-era players.
  • C. Buffalo Bisons
    The Buffalo Bisons were a short-lived professional basketball team that later relocated and evolved into the franchise now known as the Atlanta Hawks.
  • D. Erie Otters
    The Erie Otters are an Ontario Hockey League junior ice hockey team based in Erie, Pennsylvania, known for developing top NHL prospects such as Connor McDavid.
  • E. Binghamton Senators
    The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League that served as the primary minor league affiliate of the NHL's Ottawa Senators.
  • 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_69d889e2c2608190b762e76d9b2262f1 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e46e3ed8b08190a00efdad9740bf6f completed April 19, 2026, 5:55 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a023012e1d48190981119ba1cd80ad6 completed May 11, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0230ae9f948190981751c9ca0e9031 completed May 11, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0234879d348190b023d0522318399d completed May 11, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 6:05 a.m.