Triple
T12527067
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Half-Life franchise |
E299466
|
entity |
| Predicate | setting |
P1957
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Black Mesa Research Facility
Black Mesa Research Facility is a secretive, high-tech research complex in the New Mexico desert that serves as the primary location of the original Half-Life game, where a disastrous experiment triggers an alien invasion and government cover-up.
|
E988278
|
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: Black Mesa Research Facility | Statement: [Half-Life franchise, setting, Black Mesa Research Facility]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Mesa Research Facility Context triple: [Half-Life franchise, setting, Black Mesa Research Facility]
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A.
Black Mesa
Black Mesa is a prominent elevated landform in the southwestern United States known for its striking mesas, rich fossil beds, and significant Native American cultural sites.
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B.
Weapon X Facility
The Weapon X Facility is a secretive Marvel Comics laboratory complex where the Weapon Plus program conducted brutal experiments to create and control mutant and superhuman weapons, most famously Wolverine.
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C.
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
The Aperture Science Enrichment Center is the vast, underground research facility and testing complex where the Portal series’ puzzle-based experiments and narrative unfold under the supervision of the AI GLaDOS.
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D.
Black Dome
Black Dome is a prominent high peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its steep slopes, scenic views, and status as one of the range’s highest summits.
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E.
Area 41
Area 41 is a designated FAO major fishing zone in the Atlantic Ocean used for global fisheries management and statistical reporting.
- 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: Black Mesa Research Facility Triple: [Half-Life franchise, setting, Black Mesa Research Facility]
Generated description
Black Mesa Research Facility is a secretive, high-tech research complex in the New Mexico desert that serves as the primary location of the original Half-Life game, where a disastrous experiment triggers an alien invasion and government cover-up.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Mesa Research Facility Target entity description: Black Mesa Research Facility is a secretive, high-tech research complex in the New Mexico desert that serves as the primary location of the original Half-Life game, where a disastrous experiment triggers an alien invasion and government cover-up.
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A.
Black Mesa
Black Mesa is a prominent elevated landform in the southwestern United States known for its striking mesas, rich fossil beds, and significant Native American cultural sites.
-
B.
Weapon X Facility
The Weapon X Facility is a secretive Marvel Comics laboratory complex where the Weapon Plus program conducted brutal experiments to create and control mutant and superhuman weapons, most famously Wolverine.
-
C.
Aperture Science Enrichment Center
The Aperture Science Enrichment Center is the vast, underground research facility and testing complex where the Portal series’ puzzle-based experiments and narrative unfold under the supervision of the AI GLaDOS.
-
D.
Black Dome
Black Dome is a prominent high peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains, known for its steep slopes, scenic views, and status as one of the range’s highest summits.
-
E.
Area 41
Area 41 is a designated FAO major fishing zone in the Atlantic Ocean used for global fisheries management and statistical reporting.
- 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_69d6ada5cdd48190860d9ce30aff69be |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9545e90948190980bd4d64964a0f2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f64bc393808190add527030a928517 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:08 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f64c535c9881908e5bf07d13fa73c5 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:11 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6508afef08190ac7a19b1ee90141e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:57 p.m.