Triple
T18557309
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WeGo Public Transit bus service |
E453537
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Metropolitan Transit Authority was the former name of Nashville, Tennessee’s regional public transportation agency, now known as WeGo Public Transit.
|
E1331525
|
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: Metropolitan Transit Authority | Statement: [WeGo Public Transit bus service, formerName, Metropolitan Transit Authority]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metropolitan Transit Authority Context triple: [WeGo Public Transit bus service, formerName, Metropolitan Transit Authority]
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A.
Metropolitan Transit Authority
The Metropolitan Transit Authority was a former public agency that operated and managed mass transit services in the Boston metropolitan area before being succeeded by the MBTA.
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B.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
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C.
Triangle Transit Authority
Triangle Transit Authority was the former name of GoTriangle, the regional public transit agency serving North Carolina’s Research Triangle area.
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D.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus, rail, and paratransit services throughout the Austin, Texas region.
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E.
Metropolitan Transit Corporation
The Metropolitan Transit Corporation was the former public transit agency that operated bus services in King County, Washington, before being succeeded by King County Metro.
- 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: Metropolitan Transit Authority Triple: [WeGo Public Transit bus service, formerName, Metropolitan Transit Authority]
Generated description
Metropolitan Transit Authority was the former name of Nashville, Tennessee’s regional public transportation agency, now known as WeGo Public Transit.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Metropolitan Transit Authority Target entity description: Metropolitan Transit Authority was the former name of Nashville, Tennessee’s regional public transportation agency, now known as WeGo Public Transit.
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A.
Metropolitan Transit Authority
The Metropolitan Transit Authority was a former public agency that operated and managed mass transit services in the Boston metropolitan area before being succeeded by the MBTA.
-
B.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
-
C.
Triangle Transit Authority
Triangle Transit Authority was the former name of GoTriangle, the regional public transit agency serving North Carolina’s Research Triangle area.
-
D.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus, rail, and paratransit services throughout the Austin, Texas region.
-
E.
Metropolitan Transit Corporation
The Metropolitan Transit Corporation was the former public transit agency that operated bus services in King County, Washington, before being succeeded by King County Metro.
- 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_69d8d388b0c881908e610a1c45b52640 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e53808028c8190825630525d84a29b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a04f882c85c8190aa3482e8b92173db |
completed | May 13, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a04f942c0dc819095282f862639b407 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 10:20 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a04fa17d90c819097ccac79a0e6d2d7 |
completed | May 13, 2026, 10:24 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:40 a.m.