Triple

T55100

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Pac-12 Conference	`E1087`	entity
Predicate	formerName	`P65`	FINISHED
Object	Athletic Association of Western Universities The Athletic Association of Western Universities was the original name of the major American collegiate athletic conference now known as the Pac-12, which organized sports competition among large universities in the western United States.	`E6329`	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: Athletic Association of Western Universities | Statement: [Pac-12 Conference, formerName, Athletic Association of Western Universities]

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

Target entity: Athletic Association of Western Universities
Context triple: [Pac-12 Conference, formerName, Athletic Association of Western Universities]

A. U Sports
U Sports is the national governing body for university athletics in Canada, overseeing intercollegiate sports and championships across the country.
B. Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities is an organization of leading research-intensive universities in North America dedicated to advancing higher education and research policy.
C. McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
D. University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a leading Canadian public research university renowned globally for its academic excellence, extensive research output, and influential alumni.
E. National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
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: Athletic Association of Western Universities
Triple: [Pac-12 Conference, formerName, Athletic Association of Western Universities]

Generated description

The Athletic Association of Western Universities was the original name of the major American collegiate athletic conference now known as the Pac-12, which organized sports competition among large universities in the western United States.

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

Target entity: Athletic Association of Western Universities
Target entity description: The Athletic Association of Western Universities was the original name of the major American collegiate athletic conference now known as the Pac-12, which organized sports competition among large universities in the western United States.

A. U Sports
U Sports is the national governing body for university athletics in Canada, overseeing intercollegiate sports and championships across the country.
B. Association of American Universities
The Association of American Universities is an organization of leading research-intensive universities in North America dedicated to advancing higher education and research policy.
C. McGill University
McGill University is a leading public research university in Montreal, Canada, renowned for its strong academic programs, global reputation, and membership in major research-intensive university associations.
D. University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a leading Canadian public research university renowned globally for its academic excellence, extensive research output, and influential alumni.
E. National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the primary governing organization for college athletics in the United States, overseeing competition, rules, and championships across multiple divisions and sports.
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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a24b06c5488190afb5429a7999e3f3`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a25ab7ec3881909356c659f4664fb8`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a25ba79ab881909fa4570aa2acf402`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a25c28192081909853f2833f1472ef`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m.

Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.