Triple

T18076923
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Brock School of Business E432576 entity
Predicate namedAfter P63 FINISHED
Object Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)
Brock is the benefactor family or individual whose philanthropy and support led to Samford University naming its Brock School of Business in their honor.
E1303457 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: Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University) | Statement: [Brock School of Business, namedAfter, Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)
Context triple: [Brock School of Business, namedAfter, Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)]
  • A. Ashbrook family (local or historical namesake)
    The Ashbrook family is a locally significant or historically notable family after whom Ashbrook High School was named.
  • B. Tomlinson (local namesake family or person)
    Tomlinson (local namesake family or person) refers to the historically significant individual or family in the area whose prominence or contributions led to the naming of the Tomlinson Bridge in their honor.
  • C. Ashbridge family (local namesake)
    The Ashbridge family (local namesake) is a historically prominent local family whose legacy is commemorated through places such as Ashbridge Memorial Park.
  • D. Brooks family
    The Brooks family is an American family of social prominence and historical note, associated with figures such as socialite Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks.
  • E. Brent (surname)
    Brent is an English surname of Old English and Celtic origin, commonly derived from place names associated with hills, high ground, or the River Brent.
  • 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: Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)
Triple: [Brock School of Business, namedAfter, Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)]
Generated description
Brock is the benefactor family or individual whose philanthropy and support led to Samford University naming its Brock School of Business in their honor.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brock (namesake family or individual associated with Samford University)
Target entity description: Brock is the benefactor family or individual whose philanthropy and support led to Samford University naming its Brock School of Business in their honor.
  • A. Ashbrook family (local or historical namesake)
    The Ashbrook family is a locally significant or historically notable family after whom Ashbrook High School was named.
  • B. Tomlinson (local namesake family or person)
    Tomlinson (local namesake family or person) refers to the historically significant individual or family in the area whose prominence or contributions led to the naming of the Tomlinson Bridge in their honor.
  • C. Ashbridge family (local namesake)
    The Ashbridge family (local namesake) is a historically prominent local family whose legacy is commemorated through places such as Ashbridge Memorial Park.
  • D. Brooks family
    The Brooks family is an American family of social prominence and historical note, associated with figures such as socialite Henrietta Louise Cromwell Brooks.
  • E. Brent (surname)
    Brent is an English surname of Old English and Celtic origin, commonly derived from place names associated with hills, high ground, or the River Brent.
  • 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_69d8b9070cac81909fa9473fb1c3f1c7 completed April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e4d9f5d10481908b09af0b44d3db4f completed April 19, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a03567c2ad4819093ae01a4faff71a4 completed May 12, 2026, 4:34 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a035755e4008190ac7bb3a958ff3776 completed May 12, 2026, 4:37 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0357ce74088190a6a343cb0c76dce4 completed May 12, 2026, 4:39 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:26 a.m.