Triple

T2046
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Massachusetts E37 entity
Predicate historicalEvent P259 FINISHED
Object Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
E150 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: Salem witch trials | Statement: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Salem witch trials]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem witch trials
Context triple: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Salem witch trials]
  • A. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • B. Veritas
    Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
  • C. Massachusetts
    Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
  • D. John Harvard
    John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
  • E. Thirteen Colonies
    The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
  • 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: Salem witch trials
Triple: [Massachusetts, historicalEvent, Salem witch trials]
Generated description
The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem witch trials
Target entity description: The Salem witch trials were a series of infamous 1692–1693 prosecutions in colonial New England where mass hysteria and superstition led to the execution and imprisonment of people accused of witchcraft.
  • A. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • B. Veritas
    Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
  • C. Massachusetts
    Massachusetts is a U.S. state in New England known for its pivotal role in American history, prestigious universities, and major cultural and economic centers like Boston.
  • D. John Harvard
    John Harvard was a 17th-century English clergyman and benefactor whose substantial bequest helped establish the institution that became Harvard University.
  • E. Thirteen Colonies
    The Thirteen Colonies were the original British settlements along the Atlantic coast of North America that united to declare independence and form the United States.
  • 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_69a22cde80848190b62c5f556b4d62ba completed Feb. 27, 2026, 11:46 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a233c52368819093215a9c745f264c completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a238e23e0881909815d2dad067d7a1 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a23ab3a1f481908407d4648bbf3f86 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:45 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a23b736e388190956fa92a68d25866 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:48 p.m.