Triple

T423291
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Buffalo Bills E8150 entity
Predicate notablePlayer P304 FINISHED
Object Bruce Smith
Bruce Smith is a Hall of Fame former NFL defensive end widely regarded as one of the greatest pass rushers in league history and the all-time leader in career sacks.
E58800 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: Bruce Smith | Statement: [Buffalo Bills, notablePlayer, Bruce Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Smith
Context triple: [Buffalo Bills, notablePlayer, Bruce Smith]
  • A. Lawrence Taylor
    Lawrence Taylor is a legendary former NFL linebacker widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in football history.
  • B. Richard Dent
    Richard Dent is a former American football defensive end best known as a dominant pass rusher for the Chicago Bears and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
  • C. Jim Edmonds
    Jim Edmonds is a former Major League Baseball center fielder best known for his spectacular defense and key role with the St. Louis Cardinals during the early 2000s.
  • D. Joe Theismann
    Joe Theismann is a former NFL quarterback best known for leading Washington to a Super Bowl XVII victory and for his later work as a football broadcaster.
  • E. Darrell Green
    Darrell Green is a Hall of Fame NFL cornerback renowned for his exceptional speed and longevity during a 20-year career with Washington’s football franchise.
  • 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: Bruce Smith
Triple: [Buffalo Bills, notablePlayer, Bruce Smith]
Generated description
Bruce Smith is a Hall of Fame former NFL defensive end widely regarded as one of the greatest pass rushers in league history and the all-time leader in career sacks.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Smith
Target entity description: Bruce Smith is a Hall of Fame former NFL defensive end widely regarded as one of the greatest pass rushers in league history and the all-time leader in career sacks.
  • A. Lawrence Taylor
    Lawrence Taylor is a legendary former NFL linebacker widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive players in football history.
  • B. Richard Dent
    Richard Dent is a former American football defensive end best known as a dominant pass rusher for the Chicago Bears and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
  • C. Jim Edmonds
    Jim Edmonds is a former Major League Baseball center fielder best known for his spectacular defense and key role with the St. Louis Cardinals during the early 2000s.
  • D. Joe Theismann
    Joe Theismann is a former NFL quarterback best known for leading Washington to a Super Bowl XVII victory and for his later work as a football broadcaster.
  • E. Darrell Green
    Darrell Green is a Hall of Fame NFL cornerback renowned for his exceptional speed and longevity during a 20-year career with Washington’s football franchise.
  • 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_69a2e7f1d1bc81909cf2dc9754a3c334 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eec200648190bcb9f1b98c8e9cdf completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:33 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a457fba1d08190a8eb41271b59a693 completed March 1, 2026, 3:15 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a45d7d7bc881908b0862cfe82b73c1 completed March 1, 2026, 3:38 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a45dd685cc819095bc100ce6c23a78 completed March 1, 2026, 3:40 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.