Triple
T16585249
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Hawkes |
E402939
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alexandria, Minnesota, United States
Alexandria, Minnesota, United States is a small city in west-central Minnesota known for its lakes, tourism, and regional cultural attractions.
|
E1221644
|
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: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | Statement: [John Hawkes, placeOfBirth, Alexandria, Minnesota, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States Context triple: [John Hawkes, placeOfBirth, Alexandria, Minnesota, United States]
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A.
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Saint Paul is the capital city of Minnesota in the United States, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and role as one of the Twin Cities alongside Minneapolis.
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B.
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States is a small suburban city located just west of Minneapolis, known for its residential neighborhoods and local community atmosphere.
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C.
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Roseau, Minnesota, United States is a small northern Minnesota city near the Canadian border, known for its strong hockey culture and as the birthplace of actor Garrett Hedlund.
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D.
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, is a city in southeastern Minnesota best known as the home of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic medical center.
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E.
Austin, Minnesota
Austin, Minnesota is a small city in southern Minnesota known for being the home of Hormel Foods and the SPAM Museum.
- 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: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States Triple: [John Hawkes, placeOfBirth, Alexandria, Minnesota, United States]
Generated description
Alexandria, Minnesota, United States is a small city in west-central Minnesota known for its lakes, tourism, and regional cultural attractions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States Target entity description: Alexandria, Minnesota, United States is a small city in west-central Minnesota known for its lakes, tourism, and regional cultural attractions.
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A.
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Saint Paul is the capital city of Minnesota in the United States, known for its historic architecture, cultural institutions, and role as one of the Twin Cities alongside Minneapolis.
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B.
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
Hopkins, Minnesota, United States is a small suburban city located just west of Minneapolis, known for its residential neighborhoods and local community atmosphere.
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C.
Roseau, Minnesota, United States
Roseau, Minnesota, United States is a small northern Minnesota city near the Canadian border, known for its strong hockey culture and as the birthplace of actor Garrett Hedlund.
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D.
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, is a city in southeastern Minnesota best known as the home of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic medical center.
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E.
Austin, Minnesota
Austin, Minnesota is a small city in southern Minnesota known for being the home of Hormel Foods and the SPAM Museum.
- 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3599b057881909fcb8bbb156633a8 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 10:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a006ef4f17c819095b3c6f8644b687b |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a006fd574a4819099d12f36addaca24 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0070bb150881908f9d62b3ba2f4b1d |
completed | May 10, 2026, 11:49 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.