Triple

T276454
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fields Corner E5259 entity
Predicate fareSystem P395 FINISHED
Object MBTA CharlieCard
The MBTA CharlieCard is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay fares on Boston’s public transit system, including subways, buses, and some commuter rail and ferry services.
E36017 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: MBTA CharlieCard | Statement: [Fields Corner, fareSystem, MBTA CharlieCard]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA CharlieCard
Context triple: [Fields Corner, fareSystem, MBTA CharlieCard]
  • A. SmarTrip
    SmarTrip is a rechargeable contactless smart card used to pay fares on the Washington, D.C. region’s public transit systems.
  • B. MetroCard
    MetroCard is a magnetic stripe payment card formerly used as the primary method for paying fares on New York City’s public transit system, including subways and buses.
  • C. MBTA
    The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
  • D. MetroAccess
    MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
  • E. SEPTA Key
    SEPTA Key is a contactless smart fare card and payment system used across Philadelphia’s SEPTA public transit network.
  • 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: MBTA CharlieCard
Triple: [Fields Corner, fareSystem, MBTA CharlieCard]
Generated description
The MBTA CharlieCard is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay fares on Boston’s public transit system, including subways, buses, and some commuter rail and ferry services.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA CharlieCard
Target entity description: The MBTA CharlieCard is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay fares on Boston’s public transit system, including subways, buses, and some commuter rail and ferry services.
  • A. SmarTrip
    SmarTrip is a rechargeable contactless smart card used to pay fares on the Washington, D.C. region’s public transit systems.
  • B. MetroCard
    MetroCard is a magnetic stripe payment card formerly used as the primary method for paying fares on New York City’s public transit system, including subways and buses.
  • C. MBTA
    The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
  • D. MetroAccess
    MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
  • E. SEPTA Key
    SEPTA Key is a contactless smart fare card and payment system used across Philadelphia’s SEPTA public transit network.
  • 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dec53ac8190912f3d79576131fa completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a391525a7081909166884a8ea47ace completed March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a391e734148190a56e6a07447af304 completed March 1, 2026, 1:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3924ca2148190811f9d376805d0cd completed March 1, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.