Triple

T1003349

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Spokane, Washington	`E21651`	entity
Predicate	regionServed	`P82`	FINISHED
Object	western Montana Western Montana is a largely rural, mountainous region of the U.S. state of Montana known for its forests, river valleys, and outdoor recreation centered around cities like Missoula and Kalispell.	`E117849`	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: western Montana | Statement: [Spokane, Washington, regionServed, western Montana]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: western Montana
Context triple: [Spokane, Washington, regionServed, western Montana]

A. Montana
Montana is a large, sparsely populated U.S. state in the northern Rocky Mountains known for its expansive wilderness, national parks like Glacier, and wide-open "Big Sky" landscapes.
B. western United States
The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
C. eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is the largely rural, semi-arid region of Washington state east of the Cascade Range, known for its agriculture, distinct climate, and cultural differences from the coastal western part of the state.
D. Western Colorado
Western Colorado is a largely rural, mountainous region of the U.S. state of Colorado known for its high desert landscapes, outdoor recreation, and communities like Grand Junction that serve as hubs for agriculture, energy, and tourism.
E. Bozeman, Montana, United States
Bozeman, Montana, United States is a rapidly growing city in southwestern Montana known for its outdoor recreation, proximity to Yellowstone National Park, and emerging technology and research sectors.
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: western Montana
Triple: [Spokane, Washington, regionServed, western Montana]

Generated description

Western Montana is a largely rural, mountainous region of the U.S. state of Montana known for its forests, river valleys, and outdoor recreation centered around cities like Missoula and Kalispell.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: western Montana
Target entity description: Western Montana is a largely rural, mountainous region of the U.S. state of Montana known for its forests, river valleys, and outdoor recreation centered around cities like Missoula and Kalispell.

A. Montana
Montana is a large, sparsely populated U.S. state in the northern Rocky Mountains known for its expansive wilderness, national parks like Glacier, and wide-open "Big Sky" landscapes.
B. western United States
The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
C. eastern Washington
Eastern Washington is the largely rural, semi-arid region of Washington state east of the Cascade Range, known for its agriculture, distinct climate, and cultural differences from the coastal western part of the state.
D. Western Colorado
Western Colorado is a largely rural, mountainous region of the U.S. state of Colorado known for its high desert landscapes, outdoor recreation, and communities like Grand Junction that serve as hubs for agriculture, energy, and tourism.
E. Bozeman, Montana, United States
Bozeman, Montana, United States is a rapidly growing city in southwestern Montana known for its outdoor recreation, proximity to Yellowstone National Park, and emerging technology and research sectors.
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_69a493c53e648190ae8cb76c433fd9a7`	completed	March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a4b4fe0a548190aee8abf1890e141e`	completed	March 1, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ac2a1ecddc8190b954d16c6e269498`	completed	March 7, 2026, 1:37 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ac2a8dd818819088e6140e9a12594b`	completed	March 7, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ac2af2efd88190b1da673aa3ead5fd`	completed	March 7, 2026, 1:41 p.m.

Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.