Triple
T2862864
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life |
E63365
|
entity |
| Predicate | setting |
P1957
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Massachusetts |
E37
|
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: Massachusetts | Statement: [A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life, setting, Massachusetts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Context triple: [A Reason to Believe: Lessons from an Improbable Life, setting, Massachusetts]
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A.
Massachusetts
chosen
Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
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B.
Massachusett
The Massachusett are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking people of what is now eastern Massachusetts, historically centered around Massachusetts Bay.
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C.
D. Mass.
D. Mass. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, a federal trial court within the First Circuit.
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D.
Ayer, Massachusetts
Ayer, Massachusetts is a small New England town in north-central Massachusetts known for its historic railroad junction, former Fort Devens military base nearby, and role as a local commercial center.
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E.
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a small New England state in the northeastern United States known for its mountainous landscapes, early presidential primary, and “Live Free or Die” motto.
- 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_69ab4c41e8c08190a9e8f5249cc12610 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdfb6e6988190b832ee05d8420633 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b03141ec9c8190b8163fdfc00c1ee3 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:02 p.m.