Triple
T11214186
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Frank Stevens |
E265389
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Isthmian Canal Commission |
E211465
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Isthmian Canal Commission | Statement: [John Frank Stevens, employer, Isthmian Canal Commission]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isthmian Canal Commission Context triple: [John Frank Stevens, employer, Isthmian Canal Commission]
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A.
Isthmian Canal Commission
chosen
The Isthmian Canal Commission was a U.S. government body established in the early 20th century to oversee the construction and governance of the Panama Canal and its surrounding zone.
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B.
Panama Canal Commission
The Panama Canal Commission was the U.S. government agency that operated and maintained the Panama Canal until control was transferred to Panama at the end of 1999.
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C.
Panama Canal Company
The Panama Canal Company was a U.S. government-owned corporation responsible for operating, maintaining, and managing the Panama Canal and its surrounding facilities during much of the 20th century.
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D.
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority is the Panamanian government agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Panama Canal and its related services.
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E.
Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama
Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique de Panama was the French company established in the late 19th century to construct a sea-level canal across the Isthmus of Panama under the leadership of Ferdinand de Lesseps, whose failure led to a major financial and political scandal.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d6aac59460819089b9848b27f57848 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7e8d7f47c8190b78c640ff1a01943 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e497569efc8190b8e9cb6b1db3f94d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:30 p.m.