Triple
T2774826
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Houghton, Michigan |
E61542
|
entity |
| Predicate | governingBody |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Houghton City Council
Houghton City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy and overseeing local governance in the city of Houghton, Michigan.
|
E297399
|
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: Houghton City Council | Statement: [Houghton, Michigan, governingBody, Houghton City Council]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Houghton City Council Context triple: [Houghton, Michigan, governingBody, Houghton City Council]
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A.
Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is the local governing authority responsible for municipal decision-making, services, and regulations in the city of Hamilton.
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B.
Saginaw City Council
The Saginaw City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing local laws, and overseeing the governance of the city of Saginaw, Michigan.
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C.
Sault Ste. Marie City Council
Sault Ste. Marie City Council is the municipal legislative body responsible for setting local policies, passing bylaws, and overseeing city governance in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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D.
Menominee City Council
The Menominee City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing local ordinances, and overseeing city governance in Menominee, Michigan.
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E.
Newton City Council
Newton City Council is the elected legislative body that governs the city of Newton, Massachusetts, enacting local laws, budgets, and policies.
- 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: Houghton City Council Triple: [Houghton, Michigan, governingBody, Houghton City Council]
Generated description
Houghton City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy and overseeing local governance in the city of Houghton, Michigan.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Houghton City Council Target entity description: Houghton City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy and overseeing local governance in the city of Houghton, Michigan.
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A.
Hamilton City Council
Hamilton City Council is the local governing authority responsible for municipal decision-making, services, and regulations in the city of Hamilton.
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B.
Saginaw City Council
The Saginaw City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing local laws, and overseeing the governance of the city of Saginaw, Michigan.
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C.
Sault Ste. Marie City Council
Sault Ste. Marie City Council is the municipal legislative body responsible for setting local policies, passing bylaws, and overseeing city governance in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
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D.
Menominee City Council
The Menominee City Council is the elected municipal legislative body responsible for setting policy, passing local ordinances, and overseeing city governance in Menominee, Michigan.
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E.
Newton City Council
Newton City Council is the elected legislative body that governs the city of Newton, Massachusetts, enacting local laws, budgets, and policies.
- 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_69ab4b7cd13481909174bca9809ed259 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abdd7f9570819087f1b1cb59d68586 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69afc058c8a48190bbd151251678b4ee |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69afc15513f48190a22f83571be2e0bd |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69afc1c9440c8190abf9dc063109af45 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 7:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:57 p.m.