Triple
T4392770
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | E |
E99403
|
entity |
| Predicate | publicTransitSystem |
P1288
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MBTA subway |
E118535
|
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: MBTA subway | Statement: [E, publicTransitSystem, MBTA subway]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA subway Context triple: [E, publicTransitSystem, MBTA subway]
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A.
MBTA
MBTA is a landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1918 that protects migratory bird species by prohibiting their unauthorized capture, killing, or trade.
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B.
MBTA
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
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C.
Boston subway
chosen
The Boston subway, officially known as the MBTA or "the T," is one of the oldest public transit systems in the United States, serving the Greater Boston area with an extensive network of underground and surface rail lines.
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D.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
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E.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
- 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_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b35285592881909fcdea225a655950 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bef7dcea7481908c4430d07d7213cb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:19 p.m.