Triple
T2688583
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Midland, Michigan |
E57541
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOfMetropolitanArea |
P294
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Tri-Cities region of Michigan |
E265532
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Tri-Cities region of Michigan | Statement: [Midland, Michigan, partOfMetropolitanArea, Tri-Cities region of Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tri-Cities region of Michigan Context triple: [Midland, Michigan, partOfMetropolitanArea, Tri-Cities region of Michigan]
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Southwest Michigan region
The Southwest Michigan region is an area of Michigan known for its mid-sized cities, agricultural landscape, and proximity to Lake Michigan, encompassing communities such as Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and surrounding counties.
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D.
Saginaw–Midland–Bay City CSA
chosen
The Saginaw–Midland–Bay City CSA is a U.S. Census-defined combined statistical area in central Michigan that groups together the interconnected metropolitan and micropolitan regions centered on the cities of Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City.
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E.
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is the mitten-shaped, more populous southern part of the U.S. state of Michigan, known for its Great Lakes shorelines, forests, and major cities like Detroit and Grand Rapids.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4a5028388190a36f3baf1588309e |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd9f1ba3081909a349a2f30f8f9c9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afbbb6de488190a0fb87efc7297ccb |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:54 p.m.