Triple

T22172946
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tom Webster E547967 entity
Predicate playedFor P2170 FINISHED
Object Carolina Cougars (WHA)
The Carolina Cougars (WHA) were a proposed but never realized World Hockey Association franchise that existed only on paper during the league’s early expansion efforts.
 E1523508 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: Carolina Cougars (WHA) | Statement: [Tom Webster, playedFor, Carolina Cougars (WHA)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Carolina Cougars (WHA)
Context triple: [Tom Webster, playedFor, Carolina Cougars (WHA)]
  • A. Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
    The Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona that competed in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
  • B. Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
    The Winnipeg Jets (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association known for their high-scoring offense and multiple Avco World Trophy championships in the 1970s.
  • C. Houston Aeros (WHA)
    The Houston Aeros (WHA) were a 1970s World Hockey Association team best known for their success led by hockey legend Gordie Howe and his sons.
  • D. Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
    The Birmingham Bulls (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama that competed in the World Hockey Association during the late 1970s.
  • E. Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
    The Edmonton Oilers (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association that later became part of the NHL as the Edmonton Oilers.
  • 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: Carolina Cougars (WHA)
Triple: [Tom Webster, playedFor, Carolina Cougars (WHA)]
Generated description
The Carolina Cougars (WHA) were a proposed but never realized World Hockey Association franchise that existed only on paper during the league’s early expansion efforts.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Carolina Cougars (WHA)
Target entity description: The Carolina Cougars (WHA) were a proposed but never realized World Hockey Association franchise that existed only on paper during the league’s early expansion efforts.
  • A. Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
    The Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona that competed in the World Hockey Association during the 1970s.
  • B. Winnipeg Jets (WHA)
    The Winnipeg Jets (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association known for their high-scoring offense and multiple Avco World Trophy championships in the 1970s.
  • C. Houston Aeros (WHA)
    The Houston Aeros (WHA) were a 1970s World Hockey Association team best known for their success led by hockey legend Gordie Howe and his sons.
  • D. Birmingham Bulls (WHA)
    The Birmingham Bulls (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team based in Birmingham, Alabama that competed in the World Hockey Association during the late 1970s.
  • E. Edmonton Oilers (WHA)
    The Edmonton Oilers (WHA) were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association that later became part of the NHL as the Edmonton Oilers.
  • 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_69e11e3d53f88190a2b690e3f25bb062 completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f12a69c12c8190a03177b5b740456a completed April 28, 2026, 9:45 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a9ec49bec8190b7bed9cdfe972b1a completed May 18, 2026, 5:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0aa0e747388190bdb8cdee2df225f4 completed May 18, 2026, 5:17 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0aa143007c819086cb5cc69654b7ce completed May 18, 2026, 5:18 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:34 p.m.