Triple

T17524165
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alexi Lalas E426752 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Birmingham, Michigan, United States NE NERFINISHED

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: Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Statement: [Alexi Lalas, placeOfBirth, Birmingham, Michigan, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham, Michigan, United States
Context triple: [Alexi Lalas, placeOfBirth, Birmingham, Michigan, United States]
  • A. Birmingham, Michigan chosen
    Birmingham, Michigan is an affluent suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its upscale shopping district, walkable downtown, and high quality of life.
  • B. Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
    Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States is a suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its affluent residential communities, strong school system, and diverse local economy.
  • C. Bay City, Michigan, United States
    Bay City, Michigan, United States is a small industrial and port city on Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron, notably recognized as the birthplace of pop icon Madonna.
  • D. Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
    Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic manufacturing base, vibrant arts and education scene, and as the home of Western Michigan University.
  • E. West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States
    West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States, is a suburban township in Oakland County known for its affluent residential communities, numerous lakes, and proximity to the Detroit metropolitan area.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69d889de677081909b22d2657b1f0292 completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e452d4db60819096a03dbc4254850f completed April 19, 2026, 3:58 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:49 a.m.