Triple

T820558
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alabama E17742 entity
Predicate containsCity P294 FINISHED
Object Cullman
Cullman is a small city in north-central Alabama known for its German heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to Smith Lake.
E141830 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: Cullman | Statement: [Alabama, containsCity, Cullman]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cullman
Context triple: [Alabama, containsCity, Cullman]
  • A. Columbiana, Alabama
    Columbiana, Alabama is a small city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, civic institutions, and role as an administrative and cultural hub for the surrounding region.
  • B. Fairfield, Alabama
    Fairfield, Alabama is a small city in Jefferson County that functions as a residential and industrial suburb of Birmingham within central Alabama.
  • C. Phenix City
    Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
  • D. Prattville
    Prattville is a city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, proximity to Montgomery, and strong ties to the manufacturing and paper industries.
  • E. Helena, Alabama
    Helena, Alabama is a suburban city in central Alabama known for its family-friendly neighborhoods, strong schools, and proximity to Birmingham.
  • 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: Cullman
Triple: [Alabama, containsCity, Cullman]
Generated description
Cullman is a small city in north-central Alabama known for its German heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to Smith Lake.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cullman
Target entity description: Cullman is a small city in north-central Alabama known for its German heritage, historic downtown, and proximity to Smith Lake.
  • A. Columbiana, Alabama
    Columbiana, Alabama is a small city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, civic institutions, and role as an administrative and cultural hub for the surrounding region.
  • B. Fairfield, Alabama
    Fairfield, Alabama is a small city in Jefferson County that functions as a residential and industrial suburb of Birmingham within central Alabama.
  • C. Phenix City
    Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
  • D. Prattville
    Prattville is a city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, proximity to Montgomery, and strong ties to the manufacturing and paper industries.
  • E. Helena, Alabama
    Helena, Alabama is a suburban city in central Alabama known for its family-friendly neighborhoods, strong schools, and proximity to Birmingham.
  • 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_69a4937bcaac8190a322524ac6f45a5a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ab6698d881908d8c5d91259f97ec completed March 1, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8f6056588190af5d66c319ccd0e4 completed March 7, 2026, 8:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac8fd90ea88190b154bb7d72768dae completed March 7, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac90412d3881909278a9a6c6536ce3 completed March 7, 2026, 8:53 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.