Triple
T2857855
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Flint water crisis |
E63245
|
entity |
| Predicate | involvesOrganization |
P629
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is a state agency responsible for regulating and protecting Michigan’s natural resources and public health through environmental oversight and enforcement.
|
E305071
|
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: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality | Statement: [Flint water crisis, involvesOrganization, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Context triple: [Flint water crisis, involvesOrganization, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality]
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A.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for conserving and managing Michigan’s natural resources, state parks, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
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B.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for managing Indiana’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources, including state parks, forests, wildlife, and outdoor recreation programs.
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C.
Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Michigan’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
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D.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Iron Mountain, Michigan is a small city in the western Upper Peninsula known for its iron mining heritage, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Wisconsin border.
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E.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for managing Ohio’s natural resources, including state parks, forests, wildlife, and water resources.
- 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: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Triple: [Flint water crisis, involvesOrganization, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality]
Generated description
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is a state agency responsible for regulating and protecting Michigan’s natural resources and public health through environmental oversight and enforcement.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Target entity description: The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is a state agency responsible for regulating and protecting Michigan’s natural resources and public health through environmental oversight and enforcement.
-
A.
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for conserving and managing Michigan’s natural resources, state parks, wildlife, and outdoor recreation.
-
B.
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for managing Indiana’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources, including state parks, forests, wildlife, and outdoor recreation programs.
-
C.
Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Michigan’s transportation infrastructure, including its highways, bridges, and public transit systems.
-
D.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Iron Mountain, Michigan is a small city in the western Upper Peninsula known for its iron mining heritage, outdoor recreation, and proximity to the Wisconsin border.
-
E.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for managing Ohio’s natural resources, including state parks, forests, wildlife, and water resources.
- 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdf89d3b4819086936f26d8683a2a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b01d91f6448190866f6ee0491041cf |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b01e45f6e481908665e0961c3a3778 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b0224832108190be252c0245d588d2 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 1:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.