Triple
T3528032
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Decatur, Illinois |
E74587
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorEmployer |
P588
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Caterpillar Inc. |
E95171
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Caterpillar Inc. | Statement: [Decatur, Illinois, majorEmployer, Caterpillar Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Caterpillar Inc. Context triple: [Decatur, Illinois, majorEmployer, Caterpillar Inc.]
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A.
Bechtel Corporation
Bechtel Corporation is a major American engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.
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B.
Caterpillar
The Caterpillar is a wise, enigmatic blue insect who serves as a cryptic advisor to Alice in Tim Burton’s 2010 fantasy film "Alice in Wonderland."
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C.
Caterpillar
chosen
Caterpillar is a leading American manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and locomotives.
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D.
General Electric
General Electric is a major American multinational conglomerate historically known for its leadership in industrial manufacturing, aviation, power, and healthcare technologies.
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E.
Halliburton
Halliburton is a major American multinational corporation that provides products and services to the oil and gas industry worldwide.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85d0c5488190a3d8e02ebd01a1aa |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adbc6d099c8190b2b1e65a56e52089 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b37e90e67c81909944bb81d89e039b |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:19 p.m.