Triple
T442070
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michigan Wolverines football |
E10133
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumnus |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist best known for winning the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
|
E65235
|
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: Desmond Howard | Statement: [Michigan Wolverines football, notableAlumnus, Desmond Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desmond Howard Context triple: [Michigan Wolverines football, notableAlumnus, Desmond Howard]
-
A.
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.
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B.
Deion Branch
Deion Branch is a former NFL wide receiver best known for his standout performances with the New England Patriots, including earning Super Bowl MVP honors.
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C.
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back best known as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys.
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D.
Marvin Harrison
Marvin Harrison is a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Indianapolis Colts, where he became one of the NFL’s most productive pass-catchers.
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E.
Andre Reed
Andre Reed is a former NFL wide receiver best known for his prolific career and multiple Super Bowl appearances with the Buffalo Bills in the late 1980s and 1990s.
- 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: Desmond Howard Triple: [Michigan Wolverines football, notableAlumnus, Desmond Howard]
Generated description
Desmond Howard is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist best known for winning the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desmond Howard Target entity description: Desmond Howard is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist best known for winning the 1991 Heisman Trophy at Michigan and being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXI.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Deion Branch
Deion Branch is a former NFL wide receiver best known for his standout performances with the New England Patriots, including earning Super Bowl MVP honors.
-
C.
Emmitt Smith
Emmitt Smith is a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back best known as the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys.
-
D.
Marvin Harrison
Marvin Harrison is a Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver renowned for his prolific career with the Indianapolis Colts, where he became one of the NFL’s most productive pass-catchers.
-
E.
Andre Reed
Andre Reed is a former NFL wide receiver best known for his prolific career and multiple Super Bowl appearances with the Buffalo Bills in the late 1980s and 1990s.
- 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ef42b4008190abed9d79926c7022 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4ab1982f48190b7d7300f0ab9c637 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4ac032ef4819094b9ce7740262eda |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4ada4ca5481909bbd62b55f10f4f9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:20 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.