Triple
T3974741
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston T |
E85611
|
entity |
| Predicate | governingBody |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Massachusetts Department of Transportation (oversight) |
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 Transportation (oversight) | Statement: [Boston T, governingBody, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (oversight)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Department of Transportation (oversight) Context triple: [Boston T, governingBody, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (oversight)]
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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.
MassDOT Office of Transportation Planning
The MassDOT Office of Transportation Planning is a division of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation responsible for statewide transportation planning, policy development, and coordination across modes such as highways, transit, rail, and bicycle and pedestrian networks.
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C.
Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation
The Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation is the state’s top transportation official, overseeing agencies and services related to highways, public transit, aeronautics, and motor vehicles.
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D.
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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E.
Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
- 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_69aed93908348190a26c8aaf4fab3e86 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aef9b511f88190afca12c77481b344 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5401712188190aa6144dc1d5dcab6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:32 p.m.