Triple
T5249024
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston subway |
E118535
|
entity |
| Predicate | officialAbbreviation |
P3776
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MBTA |
E2866
|
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 | Statement: [Boston subway, officialAbbreviation, MBTA]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Context triple: [Boston subway, officialAbbreviation, MBTA]
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A.
MBTA
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
MBTA Commuter Rail network
The MBTA Commuter Rail network is a regional passenger rail system serving Greater Boston and surrounding communities in Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.
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D.
MBTA AFC 2.0
MBTA AFC 2.0 is the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s next-generation automated fare collection system designed to modernize how riders pay for and access public transit across Greater Boston.
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E.
MBTA Silver Line
The MBTA Silver Line is a bus rapid transit service in Boston that operates in dedicated lanes and tunnels, linking key neighborhoods, Logan Airport, and South Station.
- 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_69bd4468aacc8190a8196f71855cdf4f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7b787b34819081af96de9355bb4f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf70c8df3c8190a15baf3ab8985305 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:32 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:50 p.m.