Triple
T19508421
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Al Alcorn |
E488086
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alcorn
Alcorn is a surname most notably associated with Al Alcorn, the pioneering engineer behind Atari’s first commercially successful video game, Pong.
|
E128944
|
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: Alcorn | Statement: [Al Alcorn, familyName, Alcorn]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alcorn Context triple: [Al Alcorn, familyName, Alcorn]
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A.
Alcorn A&M College
Alcorn A&M College is a historically Black land-grant institution in Mississippi, best known today as Alcorn State University.
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B.
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically Black public university in Grambling, Louisiana, renowned for its strong athletic programs and cultural legacy.
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C.
Fernwald
Fernwald is a small municipality in the German state of Hesse, located near the city of Gießen.
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D.
Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University is a public historically Black university in Itta Bena, Mississippi, known for its contributions to African American higher education and its athletics programs.
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E.
Stillman College
Stillman College is a private, historically Black liberal arts college located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- 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: Alcorn Triple: [Al Alcorn, familyName, Alcorn]
Generated description
Alcorn is a surname most notably associated with Al Alcorn, the pioneering engineer behind Atari’s first commercially successful video game, Pong.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alcorn Target entity description: Alcorn is a surname most notably associated with Al Alcorn, the pioneering engineer behind Atari’s first commercially successful video game, Pong.
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A.
Alcorn A&M College
chosen
Alcorn A&M College is a historically Black land-grant institution in Mississippi, best known today as Alcorn State University.
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B.
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically Black public university in Grambling, Louisiana, renowned for its strong athletic programs and cultural legacy.
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C.
Fernwald
Fernwald is a small municipality in the German state of Hesse, located near the city of Gießen.
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D.
Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University is a public historically Black university in Itta Bena, Mississippi, known for its contributions to African American higher education and its athletics programs.
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E.
Stillman College
Stillman College is a private, historically Black liberal arts college located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
- F. None of above.
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_69d8e8d9d1c88190b01cd78b8be49384 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6351426448190aec1ee26c09faa24 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0747216ce4819084a42dd1d8b095d5 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0747f6b1d48190a3e70576ddb4feb2 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a07492259488190a8c405598f9c8878 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 4:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:40 p.m.