Triple
T2154679
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Norman Mineta |
E47859
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | United States Secretary of Transportation |
E2961
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Secretary of Transportation | Statement: [Norman Mineta, positionHeld, United States Secretary of Transportation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Secretary of Transportation Context triple: [Norman Mineta, positionHeld, United States Secretary of Transportation]
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A.
United States Secretary of Transportation
chosen
The United States Secretary of Transportation is the head of the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for overseeing national transportation policy, infrastructure, and safety across air, land, and sea.
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B.
Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, responsible for assisting the Secretary in overseeing national transportation policy and the department’s operations.
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C.
Office of the Deputy Secretary of Transportation
The Office of the Deputy Secretary of Transportation is the senior executive office within the U.S. Department of Transportation that supports and coordinates the department’s policies, programs, and daily operations under the leadership of the Deputy Secretary.
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D.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for coordinating national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other domestic threats.
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E.
Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico
The Secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Puerto Rico is the chief government official responsible for overseeing the island’s transportation infrastructure, public transit systems, and public works projects.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88a1d1fd8819088b34990d69a712f |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbe64fdf081909a5ea6818bddd18c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae58e32814819096d479ac6b5d241d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.