Triple
T123326
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area |
E2492
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCity |
P316
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Vestavia Hills, Alabama is a suburban city in Jefferson and Shelby counties known for its affluent residential communities and proximity to Birmingham.
|
E18150
|
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: Vestavia Hills, Alabama | Statement: [Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area, hasCity, Vestavia Hills, Alabama]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vestavia Hills, Alabama Context triple: [Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area, hasCity, Vestavia Hills, Alabama]
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A.
Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama is an industrial city in Jefferson County that forms part of the greater Birmingham region in central Alabama.
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B.
Hoover, Alabama
Hoover, Alabama is a suburban city in Jefferson and Shelby counties known for its large shopping centers, residential communities, and role as a major suburb of Birmingham.
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C.
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama is the state capital known as a pivotal center of the American civil rights movement, including events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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D.
Homewood, Alabama
Homewood, Alabama is a suburban city just south of Birmingham known for its historic neighborhoods, strong school system, and vibrant downtown shopping and dining district.
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E.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Birmingham, Alabama, United States is a major industrial and cultural city in the American South, historically known for its steel production and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 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: Vestavia Hills, Alabama Triple: [Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area, hasCity, Vestavia Hills, Alabama]
Generated description
Vestavia Hills, Alabama is a suburban city in Jefferson and Shelby counties known for its affluent residential communities and proximity to Birmingham.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vestavia Hills, Alabama Target entity description: Vestavia Hills, Alabama is a suburban city in Jefferson and Shelby counties known for its affluent residential communities and proximity to Birmingham.
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A.
Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama is an industrial city in Jefferson County that forms part of the greater Birmingham region in central Alabama.
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B.
Hoover, Alabama
Hoover, Alabama is a suburban city in Jefferson and Shelby counties known for its large shopping centers, residential communities, and role as a major suburb of Birmingham.
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C.
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama is the state capital known as a pivotal center of the American civil rights movement, including events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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D.
Homewood, Alabama
Homewood, Alabama is a suburban city just south of Birmingham known for its historic neighborhoods, strong school system, and vibrant downtown shopping and dining district.
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E.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Birmingham, Alabama, United States is a major industrial and cultural city in the American South, historically known for its steel production and pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement.
- 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_69a251b54ea88190b18281669f59b4c0 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:23 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2573b4e7481909ee09d2899f8a74b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c52b004c8190a74c495d3213973d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2c64913888190a09afdf3c8f3ab46 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:41 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2c717e9b88190a44b26128970a286 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:44 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m.