Triple
T60586
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Massachusetts Department of Transportation |
E1203
|
entity |
| Predicate | replaced |
P101
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Massachusetts Highway Department
The Massachusetts Highway Department was the former state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Massachusetts’ state highways and related transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
|
E1203
|
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: Massachusetts Highway Department | Statement: [Massachusetts Department of Transportation, replaced, Massachusetts Highway Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Highway Department Context triple: [Massachusetts Department of Transportation, replaced, Massachusetts Highway Department]
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
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B.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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C.
Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
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D.
Massachusetts State Police
The Massachusetts State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency responsible for highway patrol, criminal investigations, and public safety across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
The Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission was a former state agency responsible for overseeing and promoting aviation and airports within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- 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: Massachusetts Highway Department Triple: [Massachusetts Department of Transportation, replaced, Massachusetts Highway Department]
Generated description
The Massachusetts Highway Department was the former state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Massachusetts’ state highways and related transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Highway Department Target entity description: The Massachusetts Highway Department was the former state agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Massachusetts’ state highways and related transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
chosen
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
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B.
Massachusetts Turnpike Authority
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was a former state agency that operated and maintained the Massachusetts Turnpike and related transportation facilities before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
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C.
Maine Department of Transportation
The Maine Department of Transportation is the state government agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Maine’s transportation infrastructure, including highways, bridges, and related facilities.
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D.
Massachusetts State Police
The Massachusetts State Police is the statewide law enforcement agency responsible for highway patrol, criminal investigations, and public safety across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission
The Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission was a former state agency responsible for overseeing and promoting aviation and airports within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ee244548190bd0e5c01233cbad8 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a26c19b6088190af308ead33ae784e |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:16 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a26f0d3b088190a3b44743fefa35c1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a26f7305148190895ffb57fb0ccfeb |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:30 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.