Triple

T3309413
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Walt Wolfram E69532 entity
Predicate almaMater P5 FINISHED
Object Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong academic programs, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.
E55193 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: Michigan State University | Statement: [Walt Wolfram, almaMater, Michigan State University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Context triple: [Walt Wolfram, almaMater, Michigan State University]
  • A. Michigan State College
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans
    The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, best known for their prominent NCAA Division I programs—especially in football and basketball—and their intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • 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: Michigan State University
Triple: [Walt Wolfram, almaMater, Michigan State University]
Generated description
Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong academic programs, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State University
Target entity description: Michigan State University is a major public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, known for its large campus, strong academic programs, and membership in the Big Ten Conference.
  • A. Michigan State College chosen
    Michigan State College was a mid-20th-century American public institution of higher education that later became Michigan State University, known for its strong programs in agriculture, education, and the liberal arts.
  • B. University of Michigan
    The University of Michigan is a major public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, renowned for its strong academic programs, extensive research output, and prominent athletic tradition.
  • C. Western Michigan University
    Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
  • D. MSU
    MSU is the commonly used abbreviation for Lomonosov Moscow State University, one of Russia’s oldest and most prestigious universities.
  • E. Michigan State Spartans
    The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams of Michigan State University, best known for their prominent NCAA Division I programs—especially in football and basketball—and their intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • 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_69ad859f218081909458d2cebbf57565 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb0e9f33c81909cff835a83e0a657 completed March 8, 2026, 5:24 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b34bb5d0b88190b1895fd352924862 completed March 12, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b34e44bd748190a9c6c67be6bcb9de completed March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b34ed57bf0819080fa0eb8e6875cb6 completed March 12, 2026, 11:40 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.