Triple
T1840477
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Panama Canal Zone |
E41165
|
entity |
| Predicate | administeredBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Isthmian Canal Commission
The Isthmian Canal Commission was a U.S. government body established in the early 20th century to oversee the construction and governance of the Panama Canal and its surrounding zone.
|
E211465
|
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: Isthmian Canal Commission | Statement: [Panama Canal Zone, administeredBy, Isthmian Canal Commission]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isthmian Canal Commission Context triple: [Panama Canal Zone, administeredBy, Isthmian Canal Commission]
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A.
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority is the Panamanian government agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Panama Canal and its related services.
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B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
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C.
Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
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D.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Panama Canal railway system
The Panama Canal railway system is a historic transcontinental rail line in Panama that parallels the Panama Canal, providing vital freight and passenger transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- 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: Isthmian Canal Commission Triple: [Panama Canal Zone, administeredBy, Isthmian Canal Commission]
Generated description
The Isthmian Canal Commission was a U.S. government body established in the early 20th century to oversee the construction and governance of the Panama Canal and its surrounding zone.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Isthmian Canal Commission Target entity description: The Isthmian Canal Commission was a U.S. government body established in the early 20th century to oversee the construction and governance of the Panama Canal and its surrounding zone.
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A.
Panama Canal Authority
The Panama Canal Authority is the Panamanian government agency responsible for operating, managing, and maintaining the Panama Canal and its related services.
-
B.
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a man-made waterway in Panama that dramatically shortens maritime travel by allowing ships to pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America.
-
C.
Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company
The Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company was the private corporation that developed and operated the original Cape Cod Canal in Massachusetts in the early 20th century.
-
D.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for operating and maintaining the American portion of the St. Lawrence Seaway, a key commercial shipping route connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
-
E.
Panama Canal railway system
The Panama Canal railway system is a historic transcontinental rail line in Panama that parallels the Panama Canal, providing vital freight and passenger transport between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- 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_69a88647f9388190909bc36e795bdaec |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb03c5e8081909578eaba8d82c264 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 4:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adead8e9148190b7cba0f325dc58c4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adeb6e8fe08190a4732d42aa15ee8e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adebea03a08190bd055e3e6460b5f4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.