Triple
T18440127
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Samuel McLaughlin |
E450503
|
entity |
| Predicate | founded |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object | General Motors of Canada |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: General Motors of Canada | Statement: [Samuel McLaughlin, founded, General Motors of Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Motors of Canada Context triple: [Samuel McLaughlin, founded, General Motors of Canada]
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A.
Ford of Canada
Ford of Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company responsible for manufacturing, marketing, and distributing Ford vehicles throughout Canada.
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B.
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada)
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) was a Canadian manufacturer best known for producing diesel locomotives and military vehicles as part of General Motors’ global rail and defense operations.
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C.
Canadian Car and Foundry
Canadian Car and Foundry was a major Canadian manufacturer of railway rolling stock, aircraft, and other transportation equipment active primarily in the 20th century.
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D.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is a major automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Toyota located in Ontario that produces vehicles for the North American market.
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E.
General Motors
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Motors of Canada Target entity description: General Motors of Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of General Motors, responsible for manufacturing, marketing, and distributing GM vehicles and related services across Canada.
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A.
Ford of Canada
Ford of Canada is the Canadian subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company responsible for manufacturing, marketing, and distributing Ford vehicles throughout Canada.
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B.
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada)
General Motors Diesel Division (Canada) was a Canadian manufacturer best known for producing diesel locomotives and military vehicles as part of General Motors’ global rail and defense operations.
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C.
Canadian Car and Foundry
Canadian Car and Foundry was a major Canadian manufacturer of railway rolling stock, aircraft, and other transportation equipment active primarily in the 20th century.
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D.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada is a major automotive manufacturing subsidiary of Toyota located in Ontario that produces vehicles for the North American market.
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E.
General Motors
chosen
General Motors is a major American multinational automotive manufacturer known for brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Cadillac, and Buick.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 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_69d8d381d6388190a9e94e9c658174e4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e51c0fda908190901a108fb9982a2d |
completed | April 19, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m.