Triple

T10553469
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Mackinac Bridge Authority E249011 entity
Predicate communicatesWith P19362 FINISHED
Object Michigan Department of Transportation E173911 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: Michigan Department of Transportation | Statement: [Mackinac Bridge Authority, communicatesWith, Michigan Department of Transportation]

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: Michigan Department of Transportation
Context triple: [Mackinac Bridge Authority, communicatesWith, Michigan Department of Transportation]
  • A. Michigan Department of Transportation chosen
    The Michigan Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Michigan’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
  • B. MDOT
    MDOT is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Mississippi’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related systems.
  • C. Wisconsin Department of Transportation
    The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Wisconsin’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, rail, and related facilities.
  • D. Indiana Department of Transportation
    The Indiana Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Indiana’s transportation infrastructure, including highways and related systems.
  • E. Minnesota Department of Transportation
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Minnesota’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and transit systems.
  • 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.