Triple
T2823722
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sterling Heights, Michigan |
E54869
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPoliceDepartment |
P13246
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sterling Heights Police Department
The Sterling Heights Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan.
|
E301118
|
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: Sterling Heights Police Department | Statement: [Sterling Heights, Michigan, hasPoliceDepartment, Sterling Heights Police Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling Heights Police Department Context triple: [Sterling Heights, Michigan, hasPoliceDepartment, Sterling Heights Police Department]
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A.
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sterling Heights, Michigan is a large suburban city in Macomb County, part of the Detroit metropolitan area, known for its residential communities and diverse population.
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B.
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights, Michigan is a suburban city in Oakland County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known for its residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and proximity to major regional highways.
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C.
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Dearborn Heights, Michigan is a suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, diverse population, and proximity to major regional employers and amenities.
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D.
Detroit Police Department
The Detroit Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Detroit, Michigan, historically noted for its controversial role in civil unrest and efforts to reform policing practices.
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E.
Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills is a suburban city in Oakland County, Michigan, known for its affluent residential communities, parks, and proximity to the Detroit metropolitan area.
- 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: Sterling Heights Police Department Triple: [Sterling Heights, Michigan, hasPoliceDepartment, Sterling Heights Police Department]
Generated description
The Sterling Heights Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sterling Heights Police Department Target entity description: The Sterling Heights Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Sterling Heights, Michigan.
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A.
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Sterling Heights, Michigan is a large suburban city in Macomb County, part of the Detroit metropolitan area, known for its residential communities and diverse population.
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B.
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights, Michigan is a suburban city in Oakland County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known for its residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and proximity to major regional highways.
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C.
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Dearborn Heights, Michigan is a suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its residential neighborhoods, diverse population, and proximity to major regional employers and amenities.
-
D.
Detroit Police Department
The Detroit Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Detroit, Michigan, historically noted for its controversial role in civil unrest and efforts to reform policing practices.
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E.
Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills is a suburban city in Oakland County, Michigan, known for its affluent residential communities, parks, and proximity to the Detroit metropolitan area.
- 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_69ab49e100c0819082a40cb797383243 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abde91487881909989c08bbf76f0da |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afcead12588190bfbb2c9e93b05e0d |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afcf5ec0a481909061d50877429f3b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afcff778748190978e7d306e0d1ce1 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 8:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:59 p.m.