Triple

T159839
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ryan Zimmerman E3258 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Washington, North Carolina, United States
Washington, North Carolina, United States is a small historic city on the Pamlico River in eastern North Carolina, known as the "Original Washington" and recognized for its waterfront, colonial heritage, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
 E40813 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: Washington, North Carolina, United States | Statement: [Ryan Zimmerman, placeOfBirth, Washington, North Carolina, United States]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Washington, North Carolina, United States
Context triple: [Ryan Zimmerman, placeOfBirth, Washington, North Carolina, United States]
  • A. Wilson, North Carolina
    Wilson, North Carolina is a small city in eastern North Carolina known historically for tobacco and agriculture and now for its diversified economy and regional cultural attractions.
  • B. Newton, North Carolina
    Newton, North Carolina is a small city in Catawba County that serves as the county seat and lies within the Piedmont region of the state.
  • C. Charlotte, North Carolina
    Charlotte, North Carolina is the largest city in the state and a major U.S. financial and commercial hub known for hosting numerous corporate headquarters and a rapidly growing metropolitan area.
  • D. Salisbury, North Carolina
    Salisbury, North Carolina is a historic city in the central Piedmont region known for its preserved downtown, cultural institutions, and role as the county seat of Rowan County.
  • E. Lenoir, North Carolina
    Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
  • 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: Washington, North Carolina, United States
Triple: [Ryan Zimmerman, placeOfBirth, Washington, North Carolina, United States]
Generated description
Washington, North Carolina, United States is a small historic city on the Pamlico River in eastern North Carolina, known as the "Original Washington" and recognized for its waterfront, colonial heritage, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Washington, North Carolina, United States
Target entity description: Washington, North Carolina, United States is a small historic city on the Pamlico River in eastern North Carolina, known as the "Original Washington" and recognized for its waterfront, colonial heritage, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
  • A. Wilson, North Carolina
    Wilson, North Carolina is a small city in eastern North Carolina known historically for tobacco and agriculture and now for its diversified economy and regional cultural attractions.
  • B. Newton, North Carolina
    Newton, North Carolina is a small city in Catawba County that serves as the county seat and lies within the Piedmont region of the state.
  • C. Charlotte, North Carolina
    Charlotte, North Carolina is the largest city in the state and a major U.S. financial and commercial hub known for hosting numerous corporate headquarters and a rapidly growing metropolitan area.
  • D. Salisbury, North Carolina
    Salisbury, North Carolina is a historic city in the central Piedmont region known for its preserved downtown, cultural institutions, and role as the county seat of Rowan County.
  • E. Lenoir, North Carolina
    Lenoir, North Carolina is a small city in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains known historically for its furniture manufacturing and proximity to outdoor recreation areas.
  • 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_69a2527757ec819090b8becb2cf1a862 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25855baf48190a1b63f2e5865d957 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:52 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3c40fb3c88190818cc5c2560b1253 completed March 1, 2026, 4:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3c772d86c8190b73f7eaa5f085506 completed March 1, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3c7e0814081909df454b14b56679e completed March 1, 2026, 5 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:31 a.m.