Triple
T5178071
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Electro-Motive Division |
E116848
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorCompetitor |
P1794
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alco |
E115357
|
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: Alco | Statement: [Electro-Motive Division, majorCompetitor, Alco]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alco Context triple: [Electro-Motive Division, majorCompetitor, Alco]
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A.
Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division was a major American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives that played a leading role in the transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads.
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B.
Locomotive Works
Locomotive Works is the section of the Derby railway works dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and repair of railway locomotives.
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C.
American Car and Foundry
American Car and Foundry was a major American manufacturer of railroad rolling stock and related equipment, known for producing a wide range of passenger and freight cars throughout the 20th century.
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D.
J. B. Ford and Company
J. B. Ford and Company was a 19th-century American publishing house known for issuing popular literary and religious works.
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E.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
chosen
Baldwin Locomotive Works was a major American manufacturer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that played a central role in the development of railroad transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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_69bd446140f08190becb93c61158f27f |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7976339481909ece900de22064f2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bed95185ac819085fb42a69e014ec5 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:45 p.m.