Triple
T348913
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Federal Highway Administration |
E6998
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bureau of Public Roads
The Bureau of Public Roads was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and overseeing the nation’s road and highway infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Federal Highway Administration.
|
E6998
|
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: Bureau of Public Roads | Statement: [Federal Highway Administration, predecessor, Bureau of Public Roads]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of Public Roads Context triple: [Federal Highway Administration, predecessor, Bureau of Public Roads]
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A.
Federal Highway Administration
The Federal Highway Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for supporting the construction, maintenance, and safety of the nation’s highway and road systems.
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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.
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C.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
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D.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan standards-setting and policy organization representing state departments of transportation across the United States.
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E.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for improving road safety by setting and enforcing vehicle performance standards, investigating defects, and promoting traffic safety initiatives.
- 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: Bureau of Public Roads Triple: [Federal Highway Administration, predecessor, Bureau of Public Roads]
Generated description
The Bureau of Public Roads was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and overseeing the nation’s road and highway infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Federal Highway Administration.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bureau of Public Roads Target entity description: The Bureau of Public Roads was a former U.S. federal agency responsible for developing and overseeing the nation’s road and highway infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Federal Highway Administration.
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A.
Federal Highway Administration
chosen
The Federal Highway Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for supporting the construction, maintenance, and safety of the nation’s highway and road systems.
-
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.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
-
D.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan standards-setting and policy organization representing state departments of transportation across the United States.
-
E.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a U.S. federal agency responsible for improving road safety by setting and enforcing vehicle performance standards, investigating defects, and promoting traffic safety initiatives.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e7951ba08190960e90823b5078f3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eb1dc5f88190b54d084c6def7fc5 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:18 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3dd33a50c8190846d19c24eb74039 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3ddca8d3c8190b5baafe999a26b58 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3de7f9b28819099cfe7c55a8168f0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:36 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.