Triple

T331355
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Marie Tharp E6631 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America, is a small city near Ann Arbor known for its historic downtown, automotive heritage, and as the home of Eastern Michigan University.
E42372 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: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America | Statement: [Marie Tharp, placeOfBirth, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
Context triple: [Marie Tharp, placeOfBirth, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America]
  • A. Dearborn, Michigan, United States
    Dearborn, Michigan, United States is a city in the Detroit metropolitan area best known as the longtime home of Ford Motor Company and a historic center of the American automotive industry.
  • B. Plymouth, Michigan, United States
    Plymouth, Michigan, United States is a small suburban city in Wayne County known for its historic downtown, community events, and role as part of the greater Detroit metropolitan area.
  • C. Ecorse, Michigan
    Ecorse, Michigan is a small industrial city in Wayne County along the Detroit River, historically known for its steel manufacturing and role in the Downriver Detroit region.
  • D. Holland, Michigan
    Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
  • E. Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Grand Rapids, Michigan is a mid-sized city in western Michigan known for its strong Dutch-American heritage, vibrant arts scene, and historic furniture manufacturing industry.
  • 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: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
Triple: [Marie Tharp, placeOfBirth, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America]
Generated description
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America, is a small city near Ann Arbor known for its historic downtown, automotive heritage, and as the home of Eastern Michigan University.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America
Target entity description: Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States of America, is a small city near Ann Arbor known for its historic downtown, automotive heritage, and as the home of Eastern Michigan University.
  • A. Dearborn, Michigan, United States
    Dearborn, Michigan, United States is a city in the Detroit metropolitan area best known as the longtime home of Ford Motor Company and a historic center of the American automotive industry.
  • B. Plymouth, Michigan, United States
    Plymouth, Michigan, United States is a small suburban city in Wayne County known for its historic downtown, community events, and role as part of the greater Detroit metropolitan area.
  • C. Ecorse, Michigan
    Ecorse, Michigan is a small industrial city in Wayne County along the Detroit River, historically known for its steel manufacturing and role in the Downriver Detroit region.
  • D. Holland, Michigan
    Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
  • E. Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Grand Rapids, Michigan is a mid-sized city in western Michigan known for its strong Dutch-American heritage, vibrant arts scene, and historic furniture manufacturing industry.
  • 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_69a2e79434908190a9d5afe415153ad9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eaafd1a48190a6d001af3c2a5318 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:16 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3cff160788190a49faad3c011965e completed March 1, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3d0dff47881909b2dc7002b16e1cd completed March 1, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3d15c60d4819091d615246267a2a7 completed March 1, 2026, 5:40 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.