Triple
T2021708
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Surveyor of the Port of Salem |
E44118
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
United States Customs Service
The United States Customs Service was the former federal agency responsible for collecting import duties and enforcing customs laws at American ports of entry until its functions were absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security.
|
E7739
|
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: United States Customs Service | Statement: [Surveyor of the Port of Salem, partOf, United States Customs Service]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Customs Service Context triple: [Surveyor of the Port of Salem, partOf, United States Customs Service]
-
A.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
-
B.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws, investigating cross-border crime, and managing the detention and removal of unauthorized immigrants.
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C.
Diplomatic Security Service
The Diplomatic Security Service is the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State responsible for protecting American diplomatic personnel, facilities, and sensitive information worldwide.
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D.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
The Immigration and Naturalization Service was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws before its functions were reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security.
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E.
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.
- 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: United States Customs Service Triple: [Surveyor of the Port of Salem, partOf, United States Customs Service]
Generated description
The United States Customs Service was the former federal agency responsible for collecting import duties and enforcing customs laws at American ports of entry until its functions were absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Customs Service Target entity description: The United States Customs Service was the former federal agency responsible for collecting import duties and enforcing customs laws at American ports of entry until its functions were absorbed into the Department of Homeland Security.
-
A.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
chosen
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for securing U.S. borders and regulating the flow of people and goods into and out of the country.
-
B.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security responsible for enforcing immigration laws, investigating cross-border crime, and managing the detention and removal of unauthorized immigrants.
-
C.
Diplomatic Security Service
The Diplomatic Security Service is the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State responsible for protecting American diplomatic personnel, facilities, and sensitive information worldwide.
-
D.
Immigration and Naturalization Service
The Immigration and Naturalization Service was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for administering and enforcing immigration and naturalization laws before its functions were reorganized under the Department of Homeland Security.
-
E.
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service is the federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the federal judiciary, managing and transporting prisoners, executing federal court orders, and handling the witness security program.
- F. None of above.
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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8efbe148190901d3650aa60408a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae517e7c2481909d2840a734eed96b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae51e8aaa48190919397831d46db23 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae526dd8608190baefb3101884c83f |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.