Triple
T2255115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mackinac Bridge |
E49703
|
entity |
| Predicate | engineer |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David B. Steinman |
E96061
|
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: David B. Steinman | Statement: [Mackinac Bridge, engineer, David B. Steinman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David B. Steinman Context triple: [Mackinac Bridge, engineer, David B. Steinman]
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A.
David B. Steinman
chosen
David B. Steinman was a prominent American civil engineer and bridge designer known for his innovative long-span suspension bridges in the 20th century.
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B.
Dan Morgenstern
Dan Morgenstern is an American jazz historian, critic, and archivist renowned for his leadership of the Institute of Jazz Studies and his Grammy-winning liner notes.
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C.
George Marks
George Marks was a film editor known for his work on early American cinema, including the pioneering all-talking feature "Lights of New York."
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D.
Tom Garfinkel
Tom Garfinkel is a sports executive best known for leading the business operations and strategic development of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and their home stadium.
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E.
Lowell Bergman
Lowell Bergman is an American investigative journalist and producer best known for his work on CBS's "60 Minutes" and for exposing major corporate and political scandals.
- 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_69ae71c487908190903e06bcb2393484 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 7:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.