Triple
T8874918
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ira G. Needles |
E211250
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Berlin, Ontario, Canada |
E215600
|
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: Berlin, Ontario, Canada | Statement: [Ira G. Needles, placeOfBirth, Berlin, Ontario, Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Berlin, Ontario, Canada Context triple: [Ira G. Needles, placeOfBirth, Berlin, Ontario, Canada]
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A.
Berlin, Ontario, Canada
chosen
Berlin, Ontario, Canada is the former name of the city now known as Kitchener, a major urban center in southwestern Ontario with strong German-Canadian heritage.
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B.
Paris, Ontario, Canada
Paris, Ontario, Canada is a small town in southwestern Ontario known for its historic downtown, riverside setting, and as the birthplace of Canadian hockey player and politician Syl Apps.
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C.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada is a port city at the western end of Lake Ontario known for its industrial heritage, growing arts scene, and role as the inaugural host of the Commonwealth Games.
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D.
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada is an industrial city in the Greater Toronto Area best known as a major automotive manufacturing hub and home to several educational and cultural institutions.
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E.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a large suburban city west of Toronto known for its diverse population, major corporate headquarters, and proximity to Toronto Pearson International Airport.
- 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_69ca838e78748190934d82db3104f855 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc614565788190aa14535760df88c8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfa0f9714c8190909587eecbb10e1a |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:52 p.m.