Triple

T4550196
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of North Alabama E110143 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object State Normal School at Florence
State Normal School at Florence was a teacher-training institution in Florence, Alabama that evolved into what is now the University of North Alabama.
 E451161 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: State Normal School at Florence | Statement: [University of North Alabama, formerName, State Normal School at Florence]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: State Normal School at Florence
Context triple: [University of North Alabama, formerName, State Normal School at Florence]
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Normal School No. 2
    Normal School No. 2 was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into the University of Central Missouri.
  • C. Fourth District Normal School
    Fourth District Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
  • D. National Normal University
    National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
  • E. State Normal School for Colored Students
    State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State 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: State Normal School at Florence
Triple: [University of North Alabama, formerName, State Normal School at Florence]
Generated description
State Normal School at Florence was a teacher-training institution in Florence, Alabama that evolved into what is now the University of North Alabama.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: State Normal School at Florence
Target entity description: State Normal School at Florence was a teacher-training institution in Florence, Alabama that evolved into what is now the University of North Alabama.
  • A. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • B. Normal School No. 2
    Normal School No. 2 was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into the University of Central Missouri.
  • C. Fourth District Normal School
    Fourth District Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
  • D. National Normal University
    National Normal University was a teacher-training institution in Tennessee that played a role in the early education of future U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Cordell Hull.
  • E. State Normal School for Colored Students
    State Normal School for Colored Students was the original teacher-training institution for African American students that later evolved into Alabama State University.
  • 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_69bd4412524c8190be5bcc9ddee91848 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd57f5a0a081909977ccbb8aba633c completed March 20, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bdb94cab408190956ef333aa810a3b completed March 20, 2026, 9:17 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bdbb54723081908f9c3f7100b37e74 completed March 20, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bdbbd02d188190bd531221a0ab9d73 completed March 20, 2026, 9:27 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m.