Triple
T9903835
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston University area |
E182352
|
entity |
| Predicate | policedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Boston University Police Department
The Boston University Police Department is the dedicated law enforcement agency responsible for campus safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at Boston University.
|
E827257
|
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: Boston University Police Department | Statement: [Boston University area, policedBy, Boston University Police Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston University Police Department Context triple: [Boston University area, policedBy, Boston University Police Department]
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A.
Boston Police Department
The Boston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, responsible for maintaining public safety, investigating crimes, and enforcing local and state laws.
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B.
Boston University School of Management building
The Boston University School of Management building is a prominent modern academic facility on BU’s Charles River Campus, known for its distinctive contemporary architecture and housing the university’s business school.
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C.
Sherborn Police Department
The Sherborn Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the town of Sherborn, Massachusetts.
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D.
Brockton Police Department
The Brockton Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts.
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E.
Peabody Police Department
The Peabody Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Peabody, Massachusetts.
- 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: Boston University Police Department Triple: [Boston University area, policedBy, Boston University Police Department]
Generated description
The Boston University Police Department is the dedicated law enforcement agency responsible for campus safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at Boston University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston University Police Department Target entity description: The Boston University Police Department is the dedicated law enforcement agency responsible for campus safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at Boston University.
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A.
Boston Police Department
The Boston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Boston, Massachusetts, responsible for maintaining public safety, investigating crimes, and enforcing local and state laws.
-
B.
Boston University School of Management building
The Boston University School of Management building is a prominent modern academic facility on BU’s Charles River Campus, known for its distinctive contemporary architecture and housing the university’s business school.
-
C.
Sherborn Police Department
The Sherborn Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the town of Sherborn, Massachusetts.
-
D.
Brockton Police Department
The Brockton Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts.
-
E.
Peabody Police Department
The Peabody Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in the city of Peabody, Massachusetts.
- 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_69ca82876f8081909cf75df0f99bb13f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb4e4f92c81908e38509416f19c78 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1eb2c1d5c8190b6f1c43254487893 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1ebbd5b708190869e9b72ef872be4 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ec25192081908b384cefb5c325f1 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:40 p.m.