Triple

T16712326

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Christopher Newport University	`E406137`	entity
Predicate	governedBy	`P46`	FINISHED
Object	Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University The Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances and administration, and guiding its strategic direction.	`E1229528`	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: Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University | Statement: [Christopher Newport University, governedBy, Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University]

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

Target entity: Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University
Context triple: [Christopher Newport University, governedBy, Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University]

A. Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary
The Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary is the university’s governing board responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and institutional policies.
B. Board of Visitors of Virginia State University
The Board of Visitors of Virginia State University is the institution’s governing board responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances and administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
C. University of Virginia Board of Visitors
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors is the institution’s governing board, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
D. Norfolk State University Board of Visitors
The Norfolk State University Board of Visitors is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
E. VCU Board of Visitors
The VCU Board of Visitors is the governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the strategic direction of Virginia Commonwealth University.
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: Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University
Triple: [Christopher Newport University, governedBy, Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University]

Generated description

The Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances and administration, and guiding its strategic direction.

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

Target entity: Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University
Target entity description: The Board of Visitors of Christopher Newport University is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances and administration, and guiding its strategic direction.

A. Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary
The Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary is the university’s governing board responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and institutional policies.
B. Board of Visitors of Virginia State University
The Board of Visitors of Virginia State University is the institution’s governing board responsible for setting policy, overseeing finances and administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
C. University of Virginia Board of Visitors
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors is the institution’s governing board, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, finances, and overall administration.
D. Norfolk State University Board of Visitors
The Norfolk State University Board of Visitors is the institution’s governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the university’s strategic direction.
E. VCU Board of Visitors
The VCU Board of Visitors is the governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing administration, and guiding the strategic direction of Virginia Commonwealth University.
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_69d8838db21081909589220fd71440a4`	completed	April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e386530d9c8190b91ec3aac7dc2518`	completed	April 18, 2026, 1:25 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0091a95180819099abd50dd153e229`	completed	May 10, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a00925fda608190b3674bd5e9ca6bf5`	completed	May 10, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a00939075d88190a63cdd942eb3fea8`	completed	May 10, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.