Triple
T11678539
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Joseph Cotten |
E277554
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Petersburg, Virginia, United States |
E201763
|
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: Petersburg, Virginia, United States | Statement: [Joseph Cotten, placeOfBirth, Petersburg, Virginia, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petersburg, Virginia, United States Context triple: [Joseph Cotten, placeOfBirth, Petersburg, Virginia, United States]
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A.
Petersburg, Virginia
chosen
Petersburg, Virginia is an independent city in south-central Virginia known for its strategic importance and extensive trench warfare during the American Civil War.
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B.
Petersburg
Petersburg is a small fishing and logging town located on Mitkof Island in Southeast Alaska, known for its strong Norwegian heritage and maritime economy.
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C.
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News, Virginia is an independent coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its major shipbuilding industry and large U.S. Navy presence.
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D.
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
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E.
Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth, Virginia is an independent port city in southeastern Virginia known for its historic Olde Towne district, naval shipyard, and location across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk.
- 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_69d6aafd0a448190b44da30af8c6c519 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d8a46000a48190888ad1a6ade052e3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:18 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ef14007dd08190b60640be9949ca26 |
completed | April 27, 2026, 7:45 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:40 p.m.