Triple

T3404124
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shawn Horcoff E71728 entity
Predicate playedForCollegeTeam P11550 FINISHED
Object Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey is the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program of Michigan State University, known for its strong history, national championships, and production of NHL players.
E355192 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 Spartans men's ice hockey | Statement: [Shawn Horcoff, playedForCollegeTeam, Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Context triple: [Shawn Horcoff, playedForCollegeTeam, Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey]
  • A. Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
    The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its record number of national championships and long-standing success in college hockey.
  • B. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
    Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
  • C. Michigan State Spartans football
    Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • D. Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
    The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is a historic NCAA Division I program known for its strong tradition, multiple national championships, and development of elite goaltenders like Tony Esposito.
  • E. Michigan State University Athletic Department
    The Michigan State University Athletic Department is the administrative organization that oversees and manages all varsity sports programs at Michigan State University, including the Spartans football team.
  • 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 Spartans men's ice hockey
Triple: [Shawn Horcoff, playedForCollegeTeam, Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey]
Generated description
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey is the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program of Michigan State University, known for its strong history, national championships, and production of NHL players.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey
Target entity description: Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey is the NCAA Division I men's ice hockey program of Michigan State University, known for its strong history, national championships, and production of NHL players.
  • A. Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey
    The Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team is a storied NCAA Division I program known for its record number of national championships and long-standing success in college hockey.
  • B. Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
    Michigan State Spartans men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Michigan State University, historically prominent for its national championships and Final Four appearances under legendary coach Tom Izzo.
  • C. Michigan State Spartans football
    Michigan State Spartans football is the collegiate football program of Michigan State University, known for its rich history in the Big Ten Conference and intense in-state rivalry with the University of Michigan.
  • D. Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey
    The Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey team is a historic NCAA Division I program known for its strong tradition, multiple national championships, and development of elite goaltenders like Tony Esposito.
  • E. Michigan State University Athletic Department
    The Michigan State University Athletic Department is the administrative organization that oversees and manages all varsity sports programs at Michigan State University, including the Spartans football team.
  • 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_69ad85aac4808190a092c9cc8911f584 completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb8e8ea848190b4ac167f1aba8ebd completed March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b34bd69f388190981da6454dfd4fb1 completed March 12, 2026, 11:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b34e486c3c81908e73c5b75baf119c completed March 12, 2026, 11:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b34fc420b08190baee678721b1b32c completed March 12, 2026, 11:44 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:14 p.m.