Triple

T571729
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject University of Alabama E13676 entity
Predicate mascot P52 FINISHED
Object Big Al
Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot who represents the University of Alabama at athletic events and school functions.
 E71583 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: Big Al | Statement: [University of Alabama, mascot, Big Al]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Big Al
Context triple: [University of Alabama, mascot, Big Al]
  • A. Alan
    Alan is a masculine given name of Celtic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Jack
    Jack is a common masculine given name, often used as a familiar form of John and widely featured in English-language literature and popular culture.
  • C. Barry
    Barry is a coastal town and popular seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, known for Barry Island and its beaches.
  • D. Bube
    Bube is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bubi people on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea.
  • E. Earl
    An Earl is a noble rank in the British and some European peerage systems, historically positioned below a marquess and above a viscount.
  • 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: Big Al
Triple: [University of Alabama, mascot, Big Al]
Generated description
Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot who represents the University of Alabama at athletic events and school functions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Big Al
Target entity description: Big Al is the costumed elephant mascot who represents the University of Alabama at athletic events and school functions.
  • A. Alan
    Alan is a masculine given name of Celtic origin that has been widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • B. Jack
    Jack is a common masculine given name, often used as a familiar form of John and widely featured in English-language literature and popular culture.
  • C. Barry
    Barry is a coastal town and popular seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, known for Barry Island and its beaches.
  • D. Bube
    Bube is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bubi people on Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea.
  • E. Earl
    An Earl is a noble rank in the British and some European peerage systems, historically positioned below a marquess and above a viscount.
  • 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_69a4933fa4d88190a7949cc83c08c5c1 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49b483ac08190b3be152a7cf42011 completed March 1, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4fc8475d881909e80d60fbb50c271 completed March 2, 2026, 2:57 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4fd2938288190b00cb79a10d91150 completed March 2, 2026, 2:59 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4fdb5f42c81908ce753cd4283962c completed March 2, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m.