Triple

T263101
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Grand Valley State University (downtown campus) E5793 entity
Predicate region P40 FINISHED
Object 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.
 E38270 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: West Michigan | Statement: [Grand Valley State University (downtown campus), region, West Michigan]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: West Michigan
Context triple: [Grand Valley State University (downtown campus), region, West Michigan]
  • A. Southeast Michigan
    Southeast Michigan is a region anchored by Detroit that serves as the historic heart of the U.S. automotive industry and a major center for manufacturing and engineering.
  • B. Holland, Michigan
    Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
  • C. Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area
    The Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in western Michigan centered around the cities of Holland and Grand Haven along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
  • D. Muskegon, Michigan
    Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
  • E. Michigan (most of state)
    Michigan (most of state) is the larger portion of the Midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its Lower Peninsula and parts of the Upper Peninsula, including major cities like Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing.
  • 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: West Michigan
Triple: [Grand Valley State University (downtown campus), region, West Michigan]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: West Michigan
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. Southeast Michigan
    Southeast Michigan is a region anchored by Detroit that serves as the historic heart of the U.S. automotive industry and a major center for manufacturing and engineering.
  • B. Holland, Michigan
    Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
  • C. Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area
    The Holland–Grand Haven metropolitan area is a U.S. Census-defined region in western Michigan centered around the cities of Holland and Grand Haven along the Lake Michigan shoreline.
  • D. Muskegon, Michigan
    Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
  • E. Michigan (most of state)
    Michigan (most of state) is the larger portion of the Midwestern U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its Lower Peninsula and parts of the Upper Peninsula, including major cities like Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Lansing.
  • 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_69a258dd8ea08190ac554a1cc8dfd8c3 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25d8c7f448190af9145256f994177 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3a88442708190af1193469316f757 completed March 1, 2026, 2:46 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3a90299888190b7f88d6411531823 completed March 1, 2026, 2:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3a96d153081909fab6bace45206ec completed March 1, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.