Triple
T2165920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
E46908
|
entity |
| Predicate | coverageArea |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
southern Illinois
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
|
E240723
|
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: southern Illinois | Statement: [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, coverageArea, southern Illinois]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Illinois Context triple: [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, coverageArea, southern Illinois]
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A.
northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that includes the area around Rockford and the far north counties bordering Wisconsin.
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B.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
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C.
Missouri and Illinois
Missouri and Illinois are neighboring Midwestern U.S. states whose shared boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River.
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D.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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E.
Kentucky and Illinois
Kentucky and Illinois are neighboring U.S. states in the Midwest and Upper South that meet along the Mississippi River.
- 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: southern Illinois Triple: [St. Louis Post-Dispatch, coverageArea, southern Illinois]
Generated description
Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Illinois Target entity description: Southern Illinois is a predominantly rural region of the U.S. state of Illinois known for its small towns, agricultural economy, and cultural ties to the neighboring Midwestern and Southern states.
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A.
northern Illinois
Northern Illinois is a region of the U.S. state of Illinois that includes the area around Rockford and the far north counties bordering Wisconsin.
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B.
Central Illinois
Central Illinois is a predominantly rural and small-city region in the middle of the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by its agricultural economy and mid-sized urban centers such as Peoria, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana.
-
C.
Missouri and Illinois
Missouri and Illinois are neighboring Midwestern U.S. states whose shared boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River.
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D.
Northeastern Illinois
Northeastern Illinois is a metropolitan region of Illinois that includes the Chicago area and its surrounding counties, serving as a major hub for transportation, commerce, and culture in the Midwest.
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E.
Kentucky and Illinois
Kentucky and Illinois are neighboring U.S. states in the Midwest and Upper South that meet along the Mississippi River.
- 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_69a88a184cbc8190877791f6552c2484 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbeaa14bc81908486683decd7ae42 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:59 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae58f044b8819092c58022383d3468 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5972d3d4819082f8896f12126422 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5a10607881909849a72201399d62 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.