Triple

T9089646
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Salem State University E217847 entity
Predicate formerName P65 FINISHED
Object Salem Normal School
Salem Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Salem, Massachusetts that later evolved into Salem State University.
 E777604 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: Salem Normal School | Statement: [Salem State University, formerName, Salem Normal School]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Salem Normal School
Context triple: [Salem State University, formerName, Salem Normal School]
  • A. Superior Normal School
    Superior Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into the University of Wisconsin–Superior.
  • B. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • C. Western State Normal School
    Western State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • D. Fifth District Normal School
    Fifth District Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northwest Missouri State University.
  • E. Salemwood School
    Salemwood School is a public educational institution in Malden, Massachusetts, serving elementary and middle school students within the Malden Public Schools district.
  • 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: Salem Normal School
Triple: [Salem State University, formerName, Salem Normal School]
Generated description
Salem Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Salem, Massachusetts that later evolved into Salem State University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Salem Normal School
Target entity description: Salem Normal School was a 19th-century teacher-training institution in Salem, Massachusetts that later evolved into Salem State University.
  • A. Superior Normal School
    Superior Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into the University of Wisconsin–Superior.
  • B. Northern State Normal School
    Northern State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan.
  • C. Western State Normal School
    Western State Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • D. Fifth District Normal School
    Fifth District Normal School was the original teacher-training institution that later evolved into Northwest Missouri State University.
  • E. Salemwood School
    Salemwood School is a public educational institution in Malden, Massachusetts, serving elementary and middle school students within the Malden Public Schools district.
  • 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_69ca83d8ab5881909d8fddae363b32b1 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc965971f88190acffbf204c11832b completed April 1, 2026, 3:51 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d017e0d3cc8190b3e92b0a8f18489f completed April 3, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d01963aac881909a4890948f7b7c1c completed April 3, 2026, 7:47 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d019f55a6c8190b7065c0dcb5bb1d9 completed April 3, 2026, 7:50 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:14 p.m.