Triple
T1960483
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
E42372
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ypsilanti Water Tower
The Ypsilanti Water Tower is a historic 19th-century stone water tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, noted for its distinctive phallic shape and status as a local landmark.
|
E219337
|
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: Ypsilanti Water Tower | Statement: [Ypsilanti, Michigan, knownFor, Ypsilanti Water Tower]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ypsilanti Water Tower Context triple: [Ypsilanti, Michigan, knownFor, Ypsilanti Water Tower]
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A.
Jumbo Water Tower
Jumbo Water Tower is a prominent Victorian-era water tower and local landmark in Colchester, England, known for its massive brick structure and distinctive nickname.
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B.
Chicago Water Tower
The Chicago Water Tower is a historic limestone structure on Michigan Avenue that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and has become an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Historic Water Tower
The Historic Water Tower is a 19th-century limestone water tower in Chicago that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire and now stands as an iconic symbol of the city along the Magnificent Mile.
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D.
Enger Tower
Enger Tower is a historic stone observation tower in Duluth, Minnesota, offering panoramic views of the city, Lake Superior, and the surrounding landscape.
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E.
Leaning Tower of Niles
The Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-sized replica of Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, serving as a distinctive roadside attraction and local landmark in Niles, Illinois.
- 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: Ypsilanti Water Tower Triple: [Ypsilanti, Michigan, knownFor, Ypsilanti Water Tower]
Generated description
The Ypsilanti Water Tower is a historic 19th-century stone water tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, noted for its distinctive phallic shape and status as a local landmark.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ypsilanti Water Tower Target entity description: The Ypsilanti Water Tower is a historic 19th-century stone water tower in Ypsilanti, Michigan, noted for its distinctive phallic shape and status as a local landmark.
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A.
Jumbo Water Tower
Jumbo Water Tower is a prominent Victorian-era water tower and local landmark in Colchester, England, known for its massive brick structure and distinctive nickname.
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B.
Chicago Water Tower
The Chicago Water Tower is a historic limestone structure on Michigan Avenue that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and has become an iconic symbol of the city.
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C.
Historic Water Tower
The Historic Water Tower is a 19th-century limestone water tower in Chicago that famously survived the Great Chicago Fire and now stands as an iconic symbol of the city along the Magnificent Mile.
-
D.
Enger Tower
Enger Tower is a historic stone observation tower in Duluth, Minnesota, offering panoramic views of the city, Lake Superior, and the surrounding landscape.
-
E.
Leaning Tower of Niles
The Leaning Tower of Niles is a half-sized replica of Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa, serving as a distinctive roadside attraction and local landmark in Niles, Illinois.
- 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_69a8870eea088190a38781990812a9bc |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb380bfc08190ae80f8e6570494b8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adfbcea048819091d705095f0d3f68 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adfc8efb0c81908bce5a4a13359801 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adfd8115d481909716e11b943cbf61 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.