Triple
T22304194
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Willie the Wildcat |
E551331
|
entity |
| Predicate | shortName |
P43
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Willie
Willie is the costumed wildcat mascot associated with Northwestern University’s athletic teams.
|
E1530397
|
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: Willie | Statement: [Willie the Wildcat, shortName, Willie]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Context triple: [Willie the Wildcat, shortName, Willie]
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A.
Willie
Willie is a character from the classic American television sitcom "Happy Days," which nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s.
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B.
Willie
Willie is the given name of Willie Blount, an American politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the early 19th century.
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C.
Willie
Willie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of William.
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D.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
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E.
Willie
Willie is the aimless, poker-playing Hungarian-American protagonist of Jim Jarmusch’s minimalist indie film "Stranger Than Paradise."
- 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: Willie Triple: [Willie the Wildcat, shortName, Willie]
Generated description
Willie is the costumed wildcat mascot associated with Northwestern University’s athletic teams.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willie Target entity description: Willie is the costumed wildcat mascot associated with Northwestern University’s athletic teams.
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A.
Willie
Willie is the given name of Willie McCovey, a Hall of Fame American baseball player renowned for his powerful hitting with the San Francisco Giants.
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B.
Willie
Willie is the first name of Willie Nelson, the iconic American country music singer-songwriter and cultural figure.
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C.
Willie
Willie is a masculine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, often as a diminutive of William.
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D.
Willie
Willie is a character from the classic American television sitcom "Happy Days," which nostalgically portrays life in the 1950s and 1960s.
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E.
Willie
Willie is a sympathetic alien visitor character from the 1980s science fiction TV miniseries and series "V," portrayed by actor Robert Englund.
- 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_69e11e46c0188190800181a4233f28fe |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15725de488190a32006cd99dd4a67 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0acc9f16608190b6d1118238f96584 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:23 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0acec65ef48190a9961d2c03361258 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0acf8273388190ba99a4d5900a7cce |
completed | May 18, 2026, 8:36 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:41 p.m.