Triple

T30671
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United States Department of Transportation E611 entity
Predicate legalBasis P125 FINISHED
Object Department of Transportation Act
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
E4535 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: Department of Transportation Act | Statement: [United States Department of Transportation, legalBasis, Department of Transportation Act]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Transportation Act
Context triple: [United States Department of Transportation, legalBasis, Department of Transportation Act]
  • A. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
    The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
  • B. United States Department of Transportation
    The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
  • C. Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
    The Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting community development and financial services in underserved areas, notably by establishing the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
  • D. Public Law 86-209
    Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
  • E. District Department of Transportation
    The District Department of Transportation is the local government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Washington, D.C.’s transportation infrastructure, including its roads, bridges, and public space.
  • 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: Department of Transportation Act
Triple: [United States Department of Transportation, legalBasis, Department of Transportation Act]
Generated description
The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Transportation Act
Target entity description: The Department of Transportation Act is the U.S. federal law enacted in 1966 that created the United States Department of Transportation to coordinate and oversee national transportation policies and programs.
  • A. Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956
    The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 was landmark U.S. legislation that created the Interstate Highway System, dramatically expanding and modernizing the nation’s road infrastructure.
  • B. United States Department of Transportation
    The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
  • C. Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
    The Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 is a U.S. federal law aimed at promoting community development and financial services in underserved areas, notably by establishing the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund.
  • D. Public Law 86-209
    Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
  • E. District Department of Transportation
    The District Department of Transportation is the local government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Washington, D.C.’s transportation infrastructure, including its roads, bridges, and public space.
  • 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_69a2479dec388190967ba648663442c9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24876ada48190b366ba8b9320ebb0 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a255307eac81908d0055775ef3c965 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:38 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a255cc192c8190b2c0aa68ac97ad1f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a256a191bc8190a0cb3151ece43e13 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 a.m.