Triple

T2256959
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University at Buffalo, The State University of New York E49748 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Victor E. Bull
Victor E. Bull is the costumed blue bull mascot who represents the University at Buffalo’s athletic teams and school spirit.
E471975 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: Victor E. Bull | Statement: [University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, mascot, Victor E. Bull]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victor E. Bull
Context triple: [University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, mascot, Victor E. Bull]
  • A. Edward F. Storey
    Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
  • B. Richard T. Wetherald
    Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
  • C. Edmund G. Ross
    Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
  • D. Ralph E. Winters
    Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
  • E. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • 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: Victor E. Bull
Triple: [University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, mascot, Victor E. Bull]
Generated description
Victor E. Bull is the costumed blue bull mascot who represents the University at Buffalo’s athletic teams and school spirit.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victor E. Bull
Target entity description: Victor E. Bull is the costumed blue bull mascot who represents the University at Buffalo’s athletic teams and school spirit.
  • A. Edward F. Storey
    Edward F. Storey was a 19th-century Nevada figure, likely a pioneer or local leader, for whom Storey County was named.
  • B. Richard T. Wetherald
    Richard T. Wetherald was an atmospheric scientist known for his pioneering work with Syukuro Manabe on early climate modeling and the greenhouse effect.
  • C. Edmund G. Ross
    Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
  • D. Ralph E. Winters
    Ralph E. Winters was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American film editor known for his work on numerous major Hollywood films throughout the mid-20th century.
  • E. Robert N. Davoren
    Robert N. Davoren was a notable figure in New York City's correctional system, commemorated by having a Rikers Island jail facility named in his honor.
  • 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_69a88aaa9250819095e127d0d77e8a32 completed March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc1570dc88190bb2b17ed4c25dbb5 completed March 7, 2026, 6:10 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be4d59f188819093e3a6c7037593cf completed March 21, 2026, 7:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be4e4d3d608190837c5808f2f17aa4 completed March 21, 2026, 7:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be4f0d51ac819097636aaf2429f317 completed March 21, 2026, 7:55 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.