Triple

T10553435
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mackinac Bridge Authority E249011 entity
Predicate headquartersLocation P62 FINISHED
Object St. Ignace, Michigan E31638 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: St. Ignace, Michigan | Statement: [Mackinac Bridge Authority, headquartersLocation, St. Ignace, Michigan]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Ignace, Michigan
Context triple: [Mackinac Bridge Authority, headquartersLocation, St. Ignace, Michigan]
  • A. St. Ignace, Michigan chosen
    St. Ignace, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that serves as a historic gateway community and ferry hub on the northern end of the Mackinac Bridge.
  • B. Houghton, Michigan
    Houghton, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its historic copper mining heritage and as the home of Michigan Technological University.
  • C. St. Ignace Township, Michigan
    St. Ignace Township, Michigan is a civil township in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its proximity to the Straits of Mackinac and its role as a gateway to Mackinac Island and surrounding natural attractions.
  • D. Charlevoix, Michigan
    Charlevoix, Michigan is a small resort city on Lake Michigan’s shore in northern Michigan, known for its scenic waterfront, tourism, and abundance of Petoskey stones along its beaches.
  • E. St. Joseph, Michigan
    St. Joseph, Michigan is a small Lake Michigan shoreline city in southwestern Michigan known for its beaches, harbor, and historic downtown.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d381c733c08190ab1dd6239f5f34ae elicitation completed
NER batch_69d52710869c81909b6db1a190825bad ner completed
NED1 batch_69d9346f6a38819087647e7a09f40c41 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:34 p.m.