Triple

T5516236
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject North American mammals E144689 entity
Predicate includesSpecies P10920 FINISHED
Object American black-footed ferret
The American black-footed ferret is a small, nocturnal, carnivorous mustelid native to North American grasslands, known for its reliance on prairie dogs for both food and burrows and for being one of the continent’s most endangered mammals.
E529590 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: American black-footed ferret | Statement: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, American black-footed ferret]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American black-footed ferret
Context triple: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, American black-footed ferret]
  • A. San Joaquin kit fox
    The San Joaquin kit fox is a small, nocturnal fox native to California’s arid Central Valley and surrounding foothills, known for its large ears, slender build, and status as an endangered subspecies of the kit fox.
  • B. Vulpes macrotis
    Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
  • C. American pika
    The American pika is a small, cold-adapted mammal of rocky alpine and subalpine habitats in western North America, known for its high-pitched calls and for storing vegetation in “haypiles” to survive the winter.
  • D. Indian wolf
    The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
  • E. Patagonian gray fox
    The Patagonian gray fox is a small, adaptable South American canid native to the Patagonian region, known for its grayish coat and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
  • 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: American black-footed ferret
Triple: [North American mammals, includesSpecies, American black-footed ferret]
Generated description
The American black-footed ferret is a small, nocturnal, carnivorous mustelid native to North American grasslands, known for its reliance on prairie dogs for both food and burrows and for being one of the continent’s most endangered mammals.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American black-footed ferret
Target entity description: The American black-footed ferret is a small, nocturnal, carnivorous mustelid native to North American grasslands, known for its reliance on prairie dogs for both food and burrows and for being one of the continent’s most endangered mammals.
  • A. San Joaquin kit fox
    The San Joaquin kit fox is a small, nocturnal fox native to California’s arid Central Valley and surrounding foothills, known for its large ears, slender build, and status as an endangered subspecies of the kit fox.
  • B. Vulpes macrotis
    Vulpes macrotis is a small North American fox species, commonly known as the kit fox, adapted to arid and semi-arid desert and grassland habitats.
  • C. American pika
    The American pika is a small, cold-adapted mammal of rocky alpine and subalpine habitats in western North America, known for its high-pitched calls and for storing vegetation in “haypiles” to survive the winter.
  • D. Indian wolf
    The Indian wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Indian subcontinent, adapted to arid and semi-arid grasslands and scrublands and known for living in smaller packs than many other wolf populations.
  • E. Patagonian gray fox
    The Patagonian gray fox is a small, adaptable South American canid native to the Patagonian region, known for its grayish coat and omnivorous, opportunistic feeding habits.
  • 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_69c008f77ff88190b0cd50ca207295d1 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c01f5d1d188190b3a222a9ecf2a0e6 completed March 22, 2026, 4:57 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c027dd848481908052007e89c3f634 completed March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c03847b3348190be97b7c5795df368 completed March 22, 2026, 6:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c038e148a0819080a306307e60d437 completed March 22, 2026, 6:45 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:33 p.m.