Triple

T3407939

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Craig Bierko	`E71819`	entity
Predicate	educatedAt	`P5`	FINISHED
Object	School of Speech at Northwestern University The School of Speech at Northwestern University—now known as the School of Communication—is a renowned institution specializing in fields such as theater, performance, communication studies, and media arts.	`E12074`	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: School of Speech at Northwestern University | Statement: [Craig Bierko, educatedAt, School of Speech at Northwestern University]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School of Speech at Northwestern University
Context triple: [Craig Bierko, educatedAt, School of Speech at Northwestern University]

A. Scripps College of Communication
Scripps College of Communication is a professional college at Ohio University known for its programs in journalism, media, communication studies, and related fields.
B. Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, renowned for its strong programs in journalism, engineering, business, and the arts.
C. Roy H. Park School of Communications
The Roy H. Park School of Communications is a renowned communications and media school at Ithaca College known for producing prominent leaders in the media and entertainment industries.
D. Chicago College of Performing Arts
Chicago College of Performing Arts is a conservatory-style performing arts school in Chicago offering professional training in music, theatre, and related disciplines.
E. School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The School of Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major collegiate music institution offering comprehensive programs in performance, composition, music education, and research within a large public research university.
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: School of Speech at Northwestern University
Triple: [Craig Bierko, educatedAt, School of Speech at Northwestern University]

Generated description

The School of Speech at Northwestern University—now known as the School of Communication—is a renowned institution specializing in fields such as theater, performance, communication studies, and media arts.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: School of Speech at Northwestern University
Target entity description: The School of Speech at Northwestern University—now known as the School of Communication—is a renowned institution specializing in fields such as theater, performance, communication studies, and media arts.

A. Scripps College of Communication
Scripps College of Communication is a professional college at Ohio University known for its programs in journalism, media, communication studies, and related fields.
B. Northwestern University chosen
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, renowned for its strong programs in journalism, engineering, business, and the arts.
C. Roy H. Park School of Communications
The Roy H. Park School of Communications is a renowned communications and media school at Ithaca College known for producing prominent leaders in the media and entertainment industries.
D. Chicago College of Performing Arts
Chicago College of Performing Arts is a conservatory-style performing arts school in Chicago offering professional training in music, theatre, and related disciplines.
E. School of Music, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
The School of Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a major collegiate music institution offering comprehensive programs in performance, composition, music education, and research within a large public research university.
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_69ad85ac312481909e7027ced1456a9f`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adb9056acc8190a9c50ec374851ac8`	completed	March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b34bdaf06c8190a8102a4e3c728066`	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, 3:15 p.m.