Triple
T1505685
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | DeWitt Clinton |
E33894
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Canal Commissioner of New York
The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.
|
E172536
|
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: Canal Commissioner of New York | Statement: [DeWitt Clinton, positionHeld, Canal Commissioner of New York]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal Commissioner of New York Context triple: [DeWitt Clinton, positionHeld, Canal Commissioner of New York]
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A.
New York State Canal Corporation
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Chancellor of New York
The Chancellor of New York was the highest judicial officer in the early State of New York, presiding over the Court of Chancery and playing a key role in the state’s legal and political affairs.
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D.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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E.
Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
- 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: Canal Commissioner of New York Triple: [DeWitt Clinton, positionHeld, Canal Commissioner of New York]
Generated description
The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal Commissioner of New York Target entity description: The Canal Commissioner of New York was a 19th-century state office responsible for overseeing the planning, construction, and management of New York’s canal system, including the Erie Canal.
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A.
New York State Canal Corporation
The New York State Canal Corporation is the public agency responsible for operating, maintaining, and promoting New York’s historic canal system, including the Erie, Champlain, Oswego, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
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B.
Delaware and Hudson Canal
The Delaware and Hudson Canal was a 19th-century engineering project that transported anthracite coal from Pennsylvania to the Hudson River, playing a key role in early American industrialization and canal-era commerce.
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C.
Chancellor of New York
The Chancellor of New York was the highest judicial officer in the early State of New York, presiding over the Court of Chancery and playing a key role in the state’s legal and political affairs.
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D.
Comptroller of New York
The Comptroller of New York is the state’s independently elected chief fiscal officer, responsible for overseeing government finances, auditing public agencies, and managing the state’s pension fund.
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E.
Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
- 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_69a885f352a4819099b24ff15489dede |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a88734508481909378bb3e86e13323 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad2336cb4c81909df0cae469673dee |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad247fa1c08190878ce0d0a9ea45db |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad24d599b08190ad26351c7614634d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:24 p.m.