Triple
T2320289
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Michigan |
E51163
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alpena
Alpena is a small city in northeastern Michigan known for its Lake Huron shoreline, maritime history, and access to outdoor recreation.
|
E314380
|
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: Alpena | Statement: [Northern Michigan, hasPart, Alpena]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpena Context triple: [Northern Michigan, hasPart, Alpena]
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A.
Saginaw
Saginaw is a city in central Michigan known for its industrial history, location along the Saginaw River, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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B.
L’Anse, Michigan
L’Anse, Michigan is a small village on the shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known as a gateway to the scenic and rugged Huron Mountains region.
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C.
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its historic copper mining heritage and as the home of Michigan Technological University.
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D.
Houghton
Houghton is a wealthy, historically significant suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for being the longtime home of Nelson Mandela.
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E.
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan is a popular northern Michigan destination known for its cherry production, vibrant downtown, and outdoor recreation along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay.
- 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: Alpena Triple: [Northern Michigan, hasPart, Alpena]
Generated description
Alpena is a small city in northeastern Michigan known for its Lake Huron shoreline, maritime history, and access to outdoor recreation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alpena Target entity description: Alpena is a small city in northeastern Michigan known for its Lake Huron shoreline, maritime history, and access to outdoor recreation.
-
A.
Saginaw
Saginaw is a city in central Michigan known for its industrial history, location along the Saginaw River, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
-
B.
L’Anse, Michigan
L’Anse, Michigan is a small village on the shore of Lake Superior in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, known as a gateway to the scenic and rugged Huron Mountains region.
-
C.
Houghton, Michigan
Houghton, Michigan is a small city in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula known for its historic copper mining heritage and as the home of Michigan Technological University.
-
D.
Houghton
Houghton is a wealthy, historically significant suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for being the longtime home of Nelson Mandela.
-
E.
Traverse City, Michigan
Traverse City, Michigan is a popular northern Michigan destination known for its cherry production, vibrant downtown, and outdoor recreation along the shores of Grand Traverse Bay.
- 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_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc632474c8190972b4611a3a4ff8f |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b0fc308f388190a10f79a02a867057 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b0fd07b82881908d52ab2db2f2e54c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0fdba0fd88190a2e760f1770e846c |
completed | March 11, 2026, 5:29 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.