Triple

T6001798

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Ball State Cardinals men's basketball	`E133613`	entity
Predicate	sponsor	`P67`	FINISHED
Object	Ball State University Athletics Department The Ball State University Athletics Department is the administrative body that oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and related athletic operations.	`E562469`	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: Ball State University Athletics Department | Statement: [Ball State Cardinals men's basketball, sponsor, Ball State University Athletics Department]

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

Target entity: Ball State University Athletics Department
Context triple: [Ball State Cardinals men's basketball, sponsor, Ball State University Athletics Department]

A. Ball State University Board of Trustees
The Ball State University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
B. Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Ball State University, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for multiple conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances.
C. Ball State University
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, known for its strong programs in education, architecture, and communications.
D. Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, widely recognized for its Sycamores basketball program that starred Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
E. Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the administrative unit that oversees and manages the university’s varsity sports programs and athletic operations.
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: Ball State University Athletics Department
Triple: [Ball State Cardinals men's basketball, sponsor, Ball State University Athletics Department]

Generated description

The Ball State University Athletics Department is the administrative body that oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and related athletic operations.

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

Target entity: Ball State University Athletics Department
Target entity description: The Ball State University Athletics Department is the administrative body that oversees and manages the university’s intercollegiate sports programs and related athletic operations.

A. Ball State University Board of Trustees
The Ball State University Board of Trustees is the institution’s highest governing authority, responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
B. Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Ball State Cardinals men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Ball State University, competing in the Mid-American Conference and known for multiple conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances.
C. Ball State University
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana, known for its strong programs in education, architecture, and communications.
D. Indiana State University
Indiana State University is a public university in Terre Haute, Indiana, widely recognized for its Sycamores basketball program that starred Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
E. Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is the administrative unit that oversees and manages the university’s varsity sports programs and athletic operations.
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_69c00872444c8190bfaf1739dcec765c`	completed	March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c04ee7c0e08190a6e78969448b070a`	completed	March 22, 2026, 8:19 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c10888e58c8190a9454de046b27faf`	completed	March 23, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c10b5816548190b73f19e12cdf8e03`	completed	March 23, 2026, 9:43 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c10c39fb848190a557278d3cd23560`	completed	March 23, 2026, 9:47 a.m.

Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:05 p.m.