Triple
T170073
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 |
E3100
|
entity |
| Predicate | fundingMechanism |
P59
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Highway Trust Fund
The Highway Trust Fund is a U.S. federal transportation fund, primarily financed by fuel and related excise taxes, that supports the construction and maintenance of highways and mass transit systems.
|
E22390
|
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: Highway Trust Fund | Statement: [Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, fundingMechanism, Highway Trust Fund]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Highway Trust Fund Context triple: [Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, fundingMechanism, Highway Trust Fund]
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A.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
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B.
Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.
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C.
National Highway System
The National Highway System is a network of strategically important U.S. roads, including Interstates and key state and local routes, that support the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
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D.
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for supporting the construction, maintenance, and safety of the nation’s highway and road systems.
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E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- 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: Highway Trust Fund Triple: [Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, fundingMechanism, Highway Trust Fund]
Generated description
The Highway Trust Fund is a U.S. federal transportation fund, primarily financed by fuel and related excise taxes, that supports the construction and maintenance of highways and mass transit systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Highway Trust Fund Target entity description: The Highway Trust Fund is a U.S. federal transportation fund, primarily financed by fuel and related excise taxes, that supports the construction and maintenance of highways and mass transit systems.
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A.
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
-
B.
Interstate Highway System
The Interstate Highway System is a nationwide network of controlled-access highways in the United States designed to facilitate high-speed, long-distance travel and commerce.
-
C.
National Highway System
The National Highway System is a network of strategically important U.S. roads, including Interstates and key state and local routes, that support the nation’s economy, defense, and mobility.
-
D.
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for supporting the construction, maintenance, and safety of the nation’s highway and road systems.
-
E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- 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_69a2524ce1e48190ab066bf72859f474 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:26 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a258b82bdc81908ebd50fb05d511df |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:53 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2ee8962a88190b6821e55f435c8b7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2ef062c6c8190b50d1c1102161259 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a2ef8234bc81909449654ee2f4c000 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:34 a.m.