Triple

T9589554
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject National Highway Performance Program E231380 entity
Predicate componentOf P35 FINISHED
Object U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.
E808079 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: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts | Statement: [National Highway Performance Program, componentOf, U.S. surface transportation authorization acts]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
Context triple: [National Highway Performance Program, componentOf, U.S. surface transportation authorization acts]
  • A. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
    The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2015 that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and safety programs.
  • B. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
    The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
  • C. Department of Transportation Act
    The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
  • D. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
  • E. Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
    The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is a major federal funding program that provides flexible financial assistance to states and localities for a wide range of surface transportation projects, including highways, transit, and safety improvements.
  • 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: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
Triple: [National Highway Performance Program, componentOf, U.S. surface transportation authorization acts]
Generated description
U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts
Target entity description: U.S. surface transportation authorization acts are federal laws that periodically set funding levels, policies, and program structures for the nation’s highways, transit, and related infrastructure.
  • A. Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act
    The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2015 that authorizes long-term funding and policy for the nation’s surface transportation infrastructure, including highways, transit, and safety programs.
  • B. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982
    The Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled highway and transit funding by raising fuel taxes and dedicating new revenues to both road infrastructure and public transportation.
  • C. Department of Transportation Act
    The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
  • D. Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
    The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century is a major U.S. federal transportation law enacted in 1998 that authorized surface transportation programs, emphasized equity and environmental considerations, and expanded data and planning requirements for transportation agencies.
  • E. Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
    The Surface Transportation Block Grant Program is a major federal funding program that provides flexible financial assistance to states and localities for a wide range of surface transportation projects, including highways, transit, and safety improvements.
  • 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_69ca8482884481908eccdfdf64d6fbf7 completed March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd99f1696c8190addf1a43544f2c18 completed April 1, 2026, 10:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d161880adc819090a9be75ba2a1642 completed April 4, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d161d569b88190a3d77bbe752e0c86 completed April 4, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d162476bf481909a87057e4fd1dc11 completed April 4, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:06 p.m.