Triple
T5502914
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steamboat Inspection Service |
E144368
|
entity |
| Predicate | legalBasis |
P125
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steamboat Act of 1852
The Steamboat Act of 1852 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened safety regulations for steamboats, particularly by mandating inspections and licensing to reduce boiler explosions and protect passengers.
|
E530660
|
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: Steamboat Act of 1852 | Statement: [Steamboat Inspection Service, legalBasis, Steamboat Act of 1852]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steamboat Act of 1852 Context triple: [Steamboat Inspection Service, legalBasis, Steamboat Act of 1852]
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A.
Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
The Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) is a foundational federal law that regulates the construction, alteration, and obstruction of navigable waters to protect navigation and, in later amendments, aspects of water quality and environmental resources.
-
B.
Staggers Rail Act
The Staggers Rail Act was a landmark 1980 U.S. federal law that largely deregulated the railroad industry, giving rail carriers greater freedom in setting rates and services to improve their financial stability and competitiveness.
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C.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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D.
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937
The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that, among other water infrastructure measures, authorized major reclamation and water management projects in California’s Central Valley.
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E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1920
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, is a U.S. federal law that regulates maritime commerce by requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels.
- 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: Steamboat Act of 1852 Triple: [Steamboat Inspection Service, legalBasis, Steamboat Act of 1852]
Generated description
The Steamboat Act of 1852 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened safety regulations for steamboats, particularly by mandating inspections and licensing to reduce boiler explosions and protect passengers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steamboat Act of 1852 Target entity description: The Steamboat Act of 1852 was a U.S. federal law that significantly strengthened safety regulations for steamboats, particularly by mandating inspections and licensing to reduce boiler explosions and protect passengers.
-
A.
Rivers and Harbors Act (United States)
The Rivers and Harbors Act (United States) is a foundational federal law that regulates the construction, alteration, and obstruction of navigable waters to protect navigation and, in later amendments, aspects of water quality and environmental resources.
-
B.
Staggers Rail Act
The Staggers Rail Act was a landmark 1980 U.S. federal law that largely deregulated the railroad industry, giving rail carriers greater freedom in setting rates and services to improve their financial stability and competitiveness.
-
C.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
-
D.
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937
The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1937 is a U.S. federal law that, among other water infrastructure measures, authorized major reclamation and water management projects in California’s Central Valley.
-
E.
Merchant Marine Act of 1920
The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, is a U.S. federal law that regulates maritime commerce by requiring goods transported between U.S. ports to be carried on U.S.-built, -owned, and -crewed vessels.
- 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_69c008f5a2748190bce7a39aabf87a6d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f0bbea48190bb6fecaee9c0b1d0 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:55 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c027a67d648190ac8d097202c8ec3d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c037b4e04881908d07e704f2a161bb |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0384d023081909cb0d4ba4b80c07e |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:32 p.m.