Triple
T49822
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Basketball Association of America |
E979
|
entity |
| Predicate | commissioner |
P3178
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maurice Podoloff
Maurice Podoloff was an American sports executive best known as the first commissioner of the NBA, where he oversaw the league’s formation and early development.
|
E17112
|
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: Maurice Podoloff | Statement: [Basketball Association of America, commissioner, Maurice Podoloff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Podoloff Context triple: [Basketball Association of America, commissioner, Maurice Podoloff]
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A.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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B.
Jonathan Kraft
Jonathan Kraft is an American businessman best known as the president of the New England Patriots and son of team owner Robert Kraft.
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C.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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D.
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan was a prominent American business executive and long-time president and chairman of General Motors, known for pioneering modern corporate management practices and organizational structures.
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E.
Tim Mara
Tim Mara was an American businessman best known for establishing and owning the New York Giants franchise in the National Football League.
- 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: Maurice Podoloff Triple: [Basketball Association of America, commissioner, Maurice Podoloff]
Generated description
Maurice Podoloff was an American sports executive best known as the first commissioner of the NBA, where he oversaw the league’s formation and early development.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maurice Podoloff Target entity description: Maurice Podoloff was an American sports executive best known as the first commissioner of the NBA, where he oversaw the league’s formation and early development.
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A.
Al Smith
Al Smith was an American politician and four-term New York governor who became the first Roman Catholic major-party nominee for U.S. president in 1928.
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B.
Jonathan Kraft
Jonathan Kraft is an American businessman best known as the president of the New England Patriots and son of team owner Robert Kraft.
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C.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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D.
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan was a prominent American business executive and long-time president and chairman of General Motors, known for pioneering modern corporate management practices and organizational structures.
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E.
Tim Mara
Tim Mara was an American businessman best known for establishing and owning the New York Giants franchise in the National Football League.
- 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_69a2480baefc81909951b14058479aa2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ec333fc8190b66776b947e0bdbd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2bf646ce88190b7c48f66c786e6bd |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2bfecc5488190821fcc0de226752a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:14 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2c05832bc819094c6a1de5cf31806 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:15 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.