Triple
T4861779
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Neal Stephenson |
E108677
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States |
E95886
|
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: Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | Statement: [Neal Stephenson, placeOfBirth, Fort Meade, Maryland, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Meade, Maryland, United States Context triple: [Neal Stephenson, placeOfBirth, Fort Meade, Maryland, United States]
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A.
Fort Meade, Maryland
chosen
Fort Meade, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation best known as the primary center for American military intelligence and cybersecurity operations.
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B.
Beltsville, Maryland
Beltsville, Maryland is a suburban community in Prince George's County known in part for hosting major federal facilities, including a key United States Secret Service training center.
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C.
Potomac, Maryland, United States
Potomac, Maryland, United States is an affluent suburban community near Washington, D.C., known for its large estates, high-income residents, and highly ranked public schools.
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D.
Fort Myer, Virginia
Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.
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E.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland is a major U.S. Army installation known for weapons testing, research, and development, particularly in ordnance and chemical defense.
- 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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d5f62b48190b367ed1b850cfbcb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cf921cc8190a092bb69c1981890 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.