Triple

T10578078
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Caroline affair E249661 entity
Predicate mainSubject P3 FINISHED
Object steamboat Caroline
The steamboat Caroline was an American vessel whose 1837 destruction by British forces on the Niagara River sparked the Caroline affair, a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain.
E872431 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: steamboat Caroline | Statement: [Caroline affair, mainSubject, steamboat Caroline]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: steamboat Caroline
Context triple: [Caroline affair, mainSubject, steamboat Caroline]
  • A. Steamboat Prow
    Steamboat Prow is a prominent rocky ridge and glacially carved feature on Mount Rainier in Washington State, known as a landmark above the Emmons Glacier and a reference point for climbers.
  • B. Blennerhassett Island sternwheeler
    The Blennerhassett Island sternwheeler is a historic-style riverboat that ferries visitors to and from Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park on the Ohio River.
  • C. Cotton Blossom show boat
    The Cotton Blossom show boat is the fictional Mississippi River steamboat that serves as the central theatrical and social setting in the musical and novel "Show Boat."
  • D. Colonel Paddlewheel Boat
    Colonel Paddlewheel Boat is a classic-style paddlewheel excursion vessel at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, offering scenic cruises and sightseeing tours.
  • E. Cherokee Louise
    "Cherokee Louise" is a song by Joni Mitchell that poignantly tells the story of a troubled young girl and themes of abuse and resilience.
  • 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: steamboat Caroline
Triple: [Caroline affair, mainSubject, steamboat Caroline]
Generated description
The steamboat Caroline was an American vessel whose 1837 destruction by British forces on the Niagara River sparked the Caroline affair, a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: steamboat Caroline
Target entity description: The steamboat Caroline was an American vessel whose 1837 destruction by British forces on the Niagara River sparked the Caroline affair, a major diplomatic crisis between the United States and Britain.
  • A. Steamboat Prow
    Steamboat Prow is a prominent rocky ridge and glacially carved feature on Mount Rainier in Washington State, known as a landmark above the Emmons Glacier and a reference point for climbers.
  • B. Blennerhassett Island sternwheeler
    The Blennerhassett Island sternwheeler is a historic-style riverboat that ferries visitors to and from Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park on the Ohio River.
  • C. Cotton Blossom show boat
    The Cotton Blossom show boat is the fictional Mississippi River steamboat that serves as the central theatrical and social setting in the musical and novel "Show Boat."
  • D. Colonel Paddlewheel Boat
    Colonel Paddlewheel Boat is a classic-style paddlewheel excursion vessel at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, offering scenic cruises and sightseeing tours.
  • E. Cherokee Louise
    "Cherokee Louise" is a song by Joni Mitchell that poignantly tells the story of a troubled young girl and themes of abuse and resilience.
  • 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_69d381c8bd708190acf3d275c908251e completed April 6, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d52756ff1c8190a85022748ca58ba5 completed April 7, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d94b6f43f4819092557d1c6039324a completed April 10, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d94ca07da481908f2d546f8ddc9326 completed April 10, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d94e8687bc819082b672a64bf85500 completed April 10, 2026, 7:24 p.m.
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:38 p.m.