Triple
T1395894
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | W. E. B. Du Bois |
E30664
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthPlace |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States |
E154104
|
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: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | Statement: [W. E. B. Du Bois, birthPlace, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States Context triple: [W. E. B. Du Bois, birthPlace, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States]
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A.
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
chosen
Great Barrington, Massachusetts is a small New England town in southwestern Massachusetts known for its vibrant arts scene, historic charm, and role as a cultural hub of the Berkshires.
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B.
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town northwest of Boston known for its commercial centers, technology companies, and medical facilities.
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C.
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, is a suburban town just west of Boston known for its affluent residential character and strong public schools.
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D.
Belmont, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts is a suburban town just west of Boston known for its residential character, strong public schools, and role as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area.
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E.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Pittsfield, Massachusetts is a small city in western Massachusetts that serves as a cultural and economic hub within the scenic Berkshire region.
- 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_69a498fd4e408190bd73eca30ea9754c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c37fd6e0819084d610ef041db3af |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad0156109081908f163af94e4e7978 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.