Triple
T1152930
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 2008 United States housing and financial crisis |
E23718
|
entity |
| Predicate | cause |
P374
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
subprime mortgage crisis
The subprime mortgage crisis was a financial meltdown triggered by widespread defaults on high-risk home loans in the United States, which destabilized global credit markets and contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
|
E23718
|
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: subprime mortgage crisis | Statement: [2008 United States housing and financial crisis, cause, subprime mortgage crisis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: subprime mortgage crisis Context triple: [2008 United States housing and financial crisis, cause, subprime mortgage crisis]
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A.
2008 United States housing and financial crisis
The 2008 United States housing and financial crisis was a severe economic downturn triggered by the collapse of the housing bubble and widespread mortgage defaults, leading to major financial institution failures and a global recession.
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B.
U.S. auto industry crisis of 2008–2010
The U.S. auto industry crisis of 2008–2010 was a severe financial and operational downturn that nearly bankrupted major American car manufacturers, prompting large-scale government bailouts and restructuring of the sector.
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C.
Minsky
Minsky is a surname most notably associated with Marvin Minsky, a pioneering American cognitive scientist and co-founder of the field of artificial intelligence.
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D.
Eurozone crisis
The Eurozone crisis was a prolonged period of financial turmoil and sovereign debt instability in several European Union member states, particularly in the early 2010s, that threatened the stability of the euro currency and required extensive bailouts and austerity measures.
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E.
Troubled Asset Relief Program
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was a U.S. government bailout initiative launched in 2008 to stabilize the financial system by purchasing or guaranteeing troubled assets and injecting capital into struggling institutions.
- 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: subprime mortgage crisis Triple: [2008 United States housing and financial crisis, cause, subprime mortgage crisis]
Generated description
The subprime mortgage crisis was a financial meltdown triggered by widespread defaults on high-risk home loans in the United States, which destabilized global credit markets and contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: subprime mortgage crisis Target entity description: The subprime mortgage crisis was a financial meltdown triggered by widespread defaults on high-risk home loans in the United States, which destabilized global credit markets and contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.
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A.
2008 United States housing and financial crisis
chosen
The 2008 United States housing and financial crisis was a severe economic downturn triggered by the collapse of the housing bubble and widespread mortgage defaults, leading to major financial institution failures and a global recession.
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B.
U.S. auto industry crisis of 2008–2010
The U.S. auto industry crisis of 2008–2010 was a severe financial and operational downturn that nearly bankrupted major American car manufacturers, prompting large-scale government bailouts and restructuring of the sector.
-
C.
Minsky
Minsky is a surname most notably associated with Marvin Minsky, a pioneering American cognitive scientist and co-founder of the field of artificial intelligence.
-
D.
Eurozone crisis
The Eurozone crisis was a prolonged period of financial turmoil and sovereign debt instability in several European Union member states, particularly in the early 2010s, that threatened the stability of the euro currency and required extensive bailouts and austerity measures.
-
E.
Troubled Asset Relief Program
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was a U.S. government bailout initiative launched in 2008 to stabilize the financial system by purchasing or guaranteeing troubled assets and injecting capital into struggling institutions.
- F. None of above.
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_69a493f0d32c8190ac74bad3c87f2641 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bc8d2dd8819081c779d408c2651d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac5eb81790819087016b1620353417 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac612fee3881908abba96acf1b60ef |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac621c445081908bd3aa6f9c258caf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:44 p.m.