Triple
T1224336
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ward Cunningham |
E26292
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michigan City, Indiana, United States |
E92608
|
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: Michigan City, Indiana, United States | Statement: [Ward Cunningham, birthPlace, Michigan City, Indiana, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan City, Indiana, United States Context triple: [Ward Cunningham, birthPlace, Michigan City, Indiana, United States]
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A.
Michigan City, Indiana
chosen
Michigan City, Indiana is a small city on the southern shore of Lake Michigan known as a gateway to the Indiana Dunes and a regional hub for lakefront recreation and tourism.
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B.
Merrillville, Indiana
Merrillville, Indiana is a suburban town in Lake County within the Chicago metropolitan area, known as a regional retail and commercial hub in northwest Indiana.
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C.
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond, Indiana is an industrial city in northwestern Indiana near Chicago, known for its location along the Calumet River and its role in the Calumet Region’s manufacturing and transportation network.
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D.
Whiting, Indiana
Whiting, Indiana is a small industrial city on the southern shore of Lake Michigan near Chicago, known for its oil refinery, lakeside location, and historic downtown.
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E.
Mishawaka, Indiana
Mishawaka, Indiana is a city in northern Indiana near South Bend, known for its manufacturing history and as the longtime base of vehicle maker AM General.
- 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_69a49484688c8190a1bf285eb396a8b6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be233fd88190996faf4105c0b8d7 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:30 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad1c90c95081908af02d73f7d762ee |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.