Triple
T3302921
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad |
E69376
|
entity |
| Predicate | servedRegion |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
southern Michigan
Southern Michigan is the lower portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its most populous cities, major transportation corridors, and a mix of industrial, agricultural, and suburban areas.
|
E347633
|
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: southern Michigan | Statement: [Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, servedRegion, southern Michigan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Michigan Context triple: [Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, servedRegion, southern Michigan]
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A.
south-central Michigan
South-central Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan characterized by mid-sized cities, agricultural areas, and transportation corridors connecting Detroit, Lansing, and Kalamazoo.
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B.
eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing areas such as the Thumb region and parts of the Lower Peninsula around cities like Flint and Saginaw.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan is a largely rural, forested and lake-dotted region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula known for its outdoor recreation, tourism, and scenic small towns.
- 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: southern Michigan Triple: [Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, servedRegion, southern Michigan]
Generated description
Southern Michigan is the lower portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its most populous cities, major transportation corridors, and a mix of industrial, agricultural, and suburban areas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: southern Michigan Target entity description: Southern Michigan is the lower portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing its most populous cities, major transportation corridors, and a mix of industrial, agricultural, and suburban areas.
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A.
south-central Michigan
South-central Michigan is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan characterized by mid-sized cities, agricultural areas, and transportation corridors connecting Detroit, Lansing, and Kalamazoo.
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B.
eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan is the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Michigan, encompassing areas such as the Thumb region and parts of the Lower Peninsula around cities like Flint and Saginaw.
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C.
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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D.
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.
-
E.
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan is a largely rural, forested and lake-dotted region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula known for its outdoor recreation, tourism, and scenic small towns.
- 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_69ad859e529c8190a404273f53cb487d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb0c662308190aad8b2a93e1c8a5c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2f3e383088190a056ca793ebf4ffe |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2f9fb060881909dd940c69cf4a12e |
completed | March 12, 2026, 5:38 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3137bf988819080cef6c1946ec622 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 7:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.