Triple
T3870938
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Big Dig |
E91982
|
entity |
| Predicate | plannedBy |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Massachusetts Department of Public Works |
E1203
|
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: Massachusetts Department of Public Works | Statement: [Big Dig, plannedBy, Massachusetts Department of Public Works]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Department of Public Works Context triple: [Big Dig, plannedBy, Massachusetts Department of Public Works]
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
chosen
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
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B.
Massachusetts Port Authority
The Massachusetts Port Authority is an independent public agency that owns and operates major transportation facilities in Massachusetts, including Boston’s Logan International Airport and key maritime and cargo terminals.
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C.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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D.
Government of Massachusetts
The Government of Massachusetts is the state-level political and administrative authority responsible for creating and enforcing laws, managing public services, and overseeing governance within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority is a public agency responsible for providing wholesale water and sewer services, including drinking water supply and wastewater treatment, to communities in the Greater Boston area.
- 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_69aed9645f348190a9868e7cef56ab7e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeec54b0848190a8d4a0e4df7b6227 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5124769c081909111b4bcac6baa78 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:20 p.m.