Triple
T6323100
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MBTA paratransit service |
E141791
|
entity |
| Predicate | governingBody |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MBTA Board of Directors
The MBTA Board of Directors is the governing body that oversees policy, budgeting, and strategic decisions for Boston’s regional public transit system, including its paratransit services.
|
E2866
|
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: MBTA Board of Directors | Statement: [MBTA paratransit service, governingBody, MBTA Board of Directors]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Board of Directors Context triple: [MBTA paratransit service, governingBody, MBTA Board of Directors]
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A.
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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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.
MassDOT Rail and Transit Division
The MassDOT Rail and Transit Division is the branch of Massachusetts’ state transportation agency responsible for planning, funding, and overseeing passenger rail and public transit services across the Commonwealth.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: MBTA Board of Directors Triple: [MBTA paratransit service, governingBody, MBTA Board of Directors]
Generated description
The MBTA Board of Directors is the governing body that oversees policy, budgeting, and strategic decisions for Boston’s regional public transit system, including its paratransit services.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Board of Directors Target entity description: The MBTA Board of Directors is the governing body that oversees policy, budgeting, and strategic decisions for Boston’s regional public transit system, including its paratransit services.
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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.
-
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.
-
C.
MassDOT Rail and Transit Division
The MassDOT Rail and Transit Division is the branch of Massachusetts’ state transportation agency responsible for planning, funding, and overseeing passenger rail and public transit services across the Commonwealth.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
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.
- F. None of above.
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_69c008d201748190917e69c41ba3f978 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c064e38f1c81909c7e90b520602bae |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e490472c8190b4ecc935bf03d01e |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c5e6347c108190bfdbad7c18880a37 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5e6bb552c8190a092495b5ecb5b57 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:29 p.m.