Triple
T12013809
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United States seacoast defense systems |
E285972
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorPhase |
P46160
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Taft Period seacoast defenses
Taft Period seacoast defenses were an early 20th-century modernization of U.S. coastal fortifications emphasizing heavier artillery, improved fire control, and updated fort designs under President William Howard Taft’s administration.
|
E285972
|
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: Taft Period seacoast defenses | Statement: [United States seacoast defense systems, majorPhase, Taft Period seacoast defenses]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taft Period seacoast defenses Context triple: [United States seacoast defense systems, majorPhase, Taft Period seacoast defenses]
-
A.
Endicott Period coast defenses
Endicott Period coast defenses were a late 19th- and early 20th-century modernization of United States coastal fortifications featuring reinforced concrete batteries, disappearing guns, and updated artillery to protect major harbors.
-
B.
Third System of US seacoast defense
The Third System of US seacoast defense was a 19th-century American coastal fortification program that constructed large, permanent masonry forts to protect key harbors and strategic points along the nation’s shoreline.
-
C.
United States seacoast defense systems
United States seacoast defense systems were a series of evolving coastal fortifications and armaments designed to protect the nation’s harbors and shorelines from naval attack.
-
D.
Second System of US seacoast defense
The Second System of US seacoast defense was an early 19th-century coastal fortification program that replaced the initial ad hoc defenses with more standardized, permanent works to protect major American ports and harbors.
-
E.
Boston Harbor defenses
Boston Harbor defenses were a network of coastal fortifications and military installations designed to protect Boston Harbor and the city of Boston from naval attack.
- 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: Taft Period seacoast defenses Triple: [United States seacoast defense systems, majorPhase, Taft Period seacoast defenses]
Generated description
Taft Period seacoast defenses were an early 20th-century modernization of U.S. coastal fortifications emphasizing heavier artillery, improved fire control, and updated fort designs under President William Howard Taft’s administration.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taft Period seacoast defenses Target entity description: Taft Period seacoast defenses were an early 20th-century modernization of U.S. coastal fortifications emphasizing heavier artillery, improved fire control, and updated fort designs under President William Howard Taft’s administration.
-
A.
Endicott Period coast defenses
Endicott Period coast defenses were a late 19th- and early 20th-century modernization of United States coastal fortifications featuring reinforced concrete batteries, disappearing guns, and updated artillery to protect major harbors.
-
B.
Third System of US seacoast defense
The Third System of US seacoast defense was a 19th-century American coastal fortification program that constructed large, permanent masonry forts to protect key harbors and strategic points along the nation’s shoreline.
-
C.
United States seacoast defense systems
chosen
United States seacoast defense systems were a series of evolving coastal fortifications and armaments designed to protect the nation’s harbors and shorelines from naval attack.
-
D.
Second System of US seacoast defense
The Second System of US seacoast defense was an early 19th-century coastal fortification program that replaced the initial ad hoc defenses with more standardized, permanent works to protect major American ports and harbors.
-
E.
Boston Harbor defenses
Boston Harbor defenses were a network of coastal fortifications and military installations designed to protect Boston Harbor and the city of Boston from naval attack.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6ab45a368819084fce08bf0dc3705 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d903d884488190b4450a98088208ef |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f48b4535f48190ac5b2cabb4daf4af |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f490cb9328819095481a4d0fb0c625 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 11:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f495cc50908190aab4f8ca64c66ef3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, noon |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.