Triple
T17897360
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey |
E447462
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Scott Foster
Scott Foster is a Canadian accountant and former amateur goaltender best known for his remarkable emergency backup appearance for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 2018 NHL game.
|
E1298866
|
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: Scott Foster | Statement: [Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey, notableAlumni, Scott Foster]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Foster Context triple: [Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey, notableAlumni, Scott Foster]
-
A.
Phil Foster
Phil Foster was an American actor and comedian best known for playing Laverne’s father, Frank DeFazio, on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."
-
B.
Phil Foster
Phil Foster is the hapless yet determined suburban husband and father portrayed by Steve Carell in the comedy film "Date Night."
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C.
Jeff Foster
Jeff Foster is an entrepreneur best known for founding the global athletic footwear and apparel brand Reebok.
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D.
Scott Michael Foster
Scott Michael Foster is an American actor best known for his television roles in series such as "Greek" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
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E.
Craig Foster
Craig Foster is a South African filmmaker and naturalist best known for co-directing and starring in the Oscar-winning documentary "My Octopus Teacher."
- 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: Scott Foster Triple: [Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey, notableAlumni, Scott Foster]
Generated description
Scott Foster is a Canadian accountant and former amateur goaltender best known for his remarkable emergency backup appearance for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 2018 NHL game.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scott Foster Target entity description: Scott Foster is a Canadian accountant and former amateur goaltender best known for his remarkable emergency backup appearance for the Chicago Blackhawks in a 2018 NHL game.
-
A.
Phil Foster
Phil Foster was an American actor and comedian best known for playing Laverne’s father, Frank DeFazio, on the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."
-
B.
Phil Foster
Phil Foster is the hapless yet determined suburban husband and father portrayed by Steve Carell in the comedy film "Date Night."
-
C.
Jeff Foster
Jeff Foster is an entrepreneur best known for founding the global athletic footwear and apparel brand Reebok.
-
D.
Scott Michael Foster
Scott Michael Foster is an American actor best known for his television roles in series such as "Greek" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
-
E.
Craig Foster
Craig Foster is a South African filmmaker and naturalist best known for co-directing and starring in the Oscar-winning documentary "My Octopus Teacher."
- 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_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49d8122b481909992356f3f575858 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a033000790c8190b65c0f888bdd9482 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 1:49 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0331bd44f08190b564dae3fee6dcbd |
completed | May 12, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03342d68e08190901e2fcb33627714 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:19 a.m.