Triple
T2255106
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mackinac Bridge |
E49703
|
entity |
| Predicate | crosses |
P416
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Straits of Mackinac |
E4403
|
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: Straits of Mackinac | Statement: [Mackinac Bridge, crosses, Straits of Mackinac]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Straits of Mackinac Context triple: [Mackinac Bridge, crosses, Straits of Mackinac]
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A.
Straits of Mackinac
chosen
The Straits of Mackinac are a narrow waterway in the U.S. state of Michigan that connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and separate Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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B.
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
The Sault Ste. Marie Canal is a historic Canadian lock and canal system in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, that once formed a key part of Great Lakes shipping and is now a National Historic Site.
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C.
Tongass Narrows
Tongass Narrows is a coastal waterway in southeastern Alaska known for its busy marine traffic, seaplane operations, and role as the main channel adjacent to the city of Ketchikan.
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D.
Golden Gate Strait
Golden Gate Strait is the narrow Pacific Ocean inlet that connects the ocean to San Francisco Bay and serves as the natural channel spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge.
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E.
St. Clair River
The St. Clair River is a major waterway forming part of the border between the United States and Canada, flowing south from Lake Huron toward Lake St. Clair as a key segment of the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway.
- 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_69a88aaa9250819095e127d0d77e8a32 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc121af78819085b2e601d2f9bcdf |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae6b1fc8808190aebc534ea5adb534 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:39 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.