Triple
T541985
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Surface Transportation Board |
E12650
|
entity |
| Predicate | replaced |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission was a former U.S. federal regulatory agency, created in 1887, that oversaw railroads and later other modes of transportation and certain business practices until its functions were transferred to successor agencies.
|
E12650
|
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: Interstate Commerce Commission | Statement: [Surface Transportation Board, replaced, Interstate Commerce Commission]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interstate Commerce Commission Context triple: [Surface Transportation Board, replaced, Interstate Commerce Commission]
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A.
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a former federal executive department (1903–1913) that combined responsibility for both commercial and labor affairs before being split into separate Commerce and Labor departments.
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B.
United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration was the federal agency that temporarily nationalized and operated American railroads during World War I to improve efficiency and support the war effort.
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C.
Federal Power Commission
The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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D.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
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E.
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws to promote fair competition and safeguard consumers.
- 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: Interstate Commerce Commission Triple: [Surface Transportation Board, replaced, Interstate Commerce Commission]
Generated description
The Interstate Commerce Commission was a former U.S. federal regulatory agency, created in 1887, that oversaw railroads and later other modes of transportation and certain business practices until its functions were transferred to successor agencies.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interstate Commerce Commission Target entity description: The Interstate Commerce Commission was a former U.S. federal regulatory agency, created in 1887, that oversaw railroads and later other modes of transportation and certain business practices until its functions were transferred to successor agencies.
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A.
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
The United States Department of Commerce and Labor was a former federal executive department (1903–1913) that combined responsibility for both commercial and labor affairs before being split into separate Commerce and Labor departments.
-
B.
United States Railroad Administration
The United States Railroad Administration was the federal agency that temporarily nationalized and operated American railroads during World War I to improve efficiency and support the war effort.
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C.
Federal Power Commission
The Federal Power Commission was an independent U.S. regulatory agency responsible for overseeing interstate electricity and natural gas markets before its functions were eventually transferred to successor agencies such as the Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
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D.
Surface Transportation Board
chosen
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
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E.
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws to promote fair competition and safeguard consumers.
- F. None of above.
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_69a49334226c81908b0ea1689ef6aa3f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49861195081909540eaf402a5401a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4cc5d690881908742b313f28a0012 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4cea9d11881908f4bac61c7e63e82 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4cf5649588190949250ee800d921f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:32 p.m.