Triple
T7618058
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Michigan Central Railroad |
E172412
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorRoute |
P385
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Detroit–Bay City
Detroit–Bay City was a key intercity rail corridor in Michigan that linked the industrial hub of Detroit with the regional center of Bay City.
|
E677239
|
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: Detroit–Bay City | Statement: [Michigan Central Railroad, majorRoute, Detroit–Bay City]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detroit–Bay City Context triple: [Michigan Central Railroad, majorRoute, Detroit–Bay City]
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A.
Saginaw
Saginaw is a city in central Michigan known for its industrial history, location along the Saginaw River, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
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B.
Portland, Michigan
Portland, Michigan is a small city in Ionia County known for its historic downtown, multiple riverfront parks, and extensive network of pedestrian bridges and trails.
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C.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, educational institutions like Western Michigan University, and a legacy of manufacturing and craft beer.
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D.
St. Clair Shores
St. Clair Shores is a suburban city in Macomb County, Michigan, known for its residential lakefront along Lake St. Clair and its role as a northeastern suburb of Detroit.
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E.
Birmingham, Michigan
Birmingham, Michigan is an affluent suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its upscale shopping district, walkable downtown, and high quality of life.
- 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: Detroit–Bay City Triple: [Michigan Central Railroad, majorRoute, Detroit–Bay City]
Generated description
Detroit–Bay City was a key intercity rail corridor in Michigan that linked the industrial hub of Detroit with the regional center of Bay City.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detroit–Bay City Target entity description: Detroit–Bay City was a key intercity rail corridor in Michigan that linked the industrial hub of Detroit with the regional center of Bay City.
-
A.
Saginaw
Saginaw is a city in central Michigan known for its industrial history, location along the Saginaw River, and role as a regional economic and cultural center.
-
B.
Portland, Michigan
Portland, Michigan is a small city in Ionia County known for its historic downtown, multiple riverfront parks, and extensive network of pedestrian bridges and trails.
-
C.
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, educational institutions like Western Michigan University, and a legacy of manufacturing and craft beer.
-
D.
St. Clair Shores
St. Clair Shores is a suburban city in Macomb County, Michigan, known for its residential lakefront along Lake St. Clair and its role as a northeastern suburb of Detroit.
-
E.
Birmingham, Michigan
Birmingham, Michigan is an affluent suburban city in the Detroit metropolitan area known for its upscale shopping district, walkable downtown, and high quality of life.
- 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_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6fa4886ac819084188f54d280df35 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c868714d7c8190aae66a3dd4e6214b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c86a93e34c81908aaf0edb023ee78c |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c86af8330c8190a43c599e82fe465a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:55 p.m.