Triple

T716896
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norfolk, Virginia E14333 entity
Predicate hosts P186 FINISHED
Object Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University is a public historically Black university known for its academic programs and cultural impact in southeastern Virginia.
 E97294 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: Norfolk State University | Statement: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Norfolk State University]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norfolk State University
Context triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Norfolk State University]
  • A. North Carolina Central University
    North Carolina Central University is a public historically Black university known for its strong liberal arts, law, and business programs.
  • B. North Carolina A&T State University
    North Carolina A&T State University is a public, historically Black land-grant research university located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • C. Bethune–Cookman University
    Bethune–Cookman University is a private historically Black university known for its strong liberal arts programs and legacy of civil rights activism.
  • D. Virginia Union University
    Virginia Union University is a private historically Black university in Richmond, Virginia, known for its strong liberal arts, theology, and social justice-focused programs.
  • E. Tennessee State University
    Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
  • 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: Norfolk State University
Triple: [Norfolk, Virginia, hosts, Norfolk State University]
Generated description
Norfolk State University is a public historically Black university known for its academic programs and cultural impact in southeastern Virginia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Norfolk State University
Target entity description: Norfolk State University is a public historically Black university known for its academic programs and cultural impact in southeastern Virginia.
  • A. North Carolina Central University
    North Carolina Central University is a public historically Black university known for its strong liberal arts, law, and business programs.
  • B. North Carolina A&T State University
    North Carolina A&T State University is a public, historically Black land-grant research university located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
  • C. Bethune–Cookman University
    Bethune–Cookman University is a private historically Black university known for its strong liberal arts programs and legacy of civil rights activism.
  • D. Virginia Union University
    Virginia Union University is a private historically Black university in Richmond, Virginia, known for its strong liberal arts, theology, and social justice-focused programs.
  • E. Tennessee State University
    Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.
  • 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_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a57649dc8190bfdee2f9c0c90415 completed March 1, 2026, 8:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a76d71a25c81908de9b9e59affb79f completed March 3, 2026, 11:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a78586d5a48190a1423bb4a8fc86b9 completed March 4, 2026, 1:06 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a785db28d48190a8f945598a3396d6 completed March 4, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.