Triple
T16884285
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Waterloo Township, Michigan |
E421497
|
entity |
| Predicate | region |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southern Michigan |
E347633
|
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: Southern Michigan | Statement: [Waterloo Township, Michigan, region, Southern Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Michigan Context triple: [Waterloo Township, Michigan, region, Southern Michigan]
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A.
West Michigan
West Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, known for its mid-sized cities like Grand Rapids, manufacturing base, and scenic lakeshore communities.
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B.
West-central Michigan
West-central Michigan is a region of Michigan characterized by its mix of small towns, forests, rivers, and agricultural areas situated inland from the Lake Michigan shoreline.
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C.
Mid-Michigan
Mid-Michigan is a central region of the U.S. state of Michigan that includes cities such as Flint and Lansing and serves as a hub for education, industry, and transportation.
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D.
southern Michigan
chosen
Southern Michigan is the lower portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its most populous cities, major transportation corridors, and a mix of industrial, agricultural, and suburban areas.
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E.
northeastern Michigan
Northeastern Michigan is a largely rural region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula known for its forests, inland lakes, and Lake Huron shoreline.
- 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_69d889d470fc8190b4aec199636c0c56 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3bbbf0cec819084216807601afad1 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 5:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00d4544124819080f20df1daa3f9ed |
completed | May 10, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:29 a.m.