Triple
T3075328
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Florida State Seminoles men's basketball |
E64121
|
entity |
| Predicate | notablePlayer |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Al Thornton
Al Thornton is an American former professional basketball player and standout forward at Florida State University who went on to play in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers.
|
E329239
|
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: Al Thornton | Statement: [Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, notablePlayer, Al Thornton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Thornton Context triple: [Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, notablePlayer, Al Thornton]
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A.
Harry James Thornton
Harry James Thornton is the son of American actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton, known primarily for his connection to his father's public career.
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B.
Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer forward best known for his prolific scoring in Major League Soccer and his role with the U.S. national team, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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C.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
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D.
Marcus T. Paulk
Marcus T. Paulk is an American actor and rapper best known for his role as Myles Mitchell on the television sitcom "Moesha."
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E.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
- 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: Al Thornton Triple: [Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, notablePlayer, Al Thornton]
Generated description
Al Thornton is an American former professional basketball player and standout forward at Florida State University who went on to play in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al Thornton Target entity description: Al Thornton is an American former professional basketball player and standout forward at Florida State University who went on to play in the NBA after being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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A.
Harry James Thornton
Harry James Thornton is the son of American actor and filmmaker Billy Bob Thornton, known primarily for his connection to his father's public career.
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B.
Clint Mathis
Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer forward best known for his prolific scoring in Major League Soccer and his role with the U.S. national team, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
-
C.
Alan Osbiston
Alan Osbiston was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including major war and drama productions.
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D.
Marcus T. Paulk
Marcus T. Paulk is an American actor and rapper best known for his role as Myles Mitchell on the television sitcom "Moesha."
-
E.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
- 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_69ad857a8aec8190bfdfd9c14554ac5a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada150d8e08190bde5f68e800e8feb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b20f49ed80819087226b3eaf81965b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b210b42c38819089394ab671adc106 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2110610508190be80a7f2b15e36b6 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 1:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:02 p.m.