Triple
T4982208
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Titus Kaphar |
E111912
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic manufacturing base, vibrant arts and education scene, and as the home of Western Michigan University.
|
E485632
|
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: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | Statement: [Titus Kaphar, placeOfBirth, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Context triple: [Titus Kaphar, placeOfBirth, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States]
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A.
Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Saginaw, Michigan, United States is an industrial city in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive manufacturing history and location along the Saginaw River.
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B.
Westland, Michigan
Westland, Michigan is a suburban city in Wayne County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known primarily as a residential and retail community.
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C.
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
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D.
Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
Big Rapids is a small city in central Michigan known as the home of Ferris State University and for its location along the Muskegon River.
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E.
Wyandotte, Michigan
Wyandotte, Michigan is a small industrial city and Downriver suburb of Detroit located along the western shore of the Detroit River.
- 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: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Triple: [Titus Kaphar, placeOfBirth, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States]
Generated description
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic manufacturing base, vibrant arts and education scene, and as the home of Western Michigan University.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Target entity description: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States is a mid-sized city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic manufacturing base, vibrant arts and education scene, and as the home of Western Michigan University.
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A.
Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Saginaw, Michigan, United States is an industrial city in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive manufacturing history and location along the Saginaw River.
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B.
Westland, Michigan
Westland, Michigan is a suburban city in Wayne County within the Detroit metropolitan area, known primarily as a residential and retail community.
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C.
Muskegon, Michigan
Muskegon, Michigan is a port city in western Michigan known for its Lake Michigan shoreline, maritime heritage, and recreational beaches.
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D.
Big Rapids, Michigan, United States
Big Rapids is a small city in central Michigan known as the home of Ferris State University and for its location along the Muskegon River.
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E.
Wyandotte, Michigan
Wyandotte, Michigan is a small industrial city and Downriver suburb of Detroit located along the western shore of the Detroit River.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69bd441adc208190b70a033a0741d01e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd725489bc81908f660332e25f29cf |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be8a13f5448190a49f914d1ba49a7a |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:07 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be8a9c72848190978797a33d0d83c8 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be8b3718288190b2fc319fdad0a7c0 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:33 p.m.