Triple
T7095672
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Government of the City of Boston |
E165317
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasDepartment |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Inspectional Services Department (Boston)
The Inspectional Services Department (Boston) is the city agency responsible for enforcing building, housing, health, sanitation, and zoning codes to protect public safety and quality of life in Boston.
|
E165317
|
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: Inspectional Services Department (Boston) | Statement: [Government of the City of Boston, hasDepartment, Inspectional Services Department (Boston)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inspectional Services Department (Boston) Context triple: [Government of the City of Boston, hasDepartment, Inspectional Services Department (Boston)]
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A.
Government of the City of Boston
The Government of the City of Boston is the municipal authority responsible for administering public services, enforcing local laws, and managing city departments and agencies within Boston, Massachusetts.
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B.
Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts
The Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts is a state agency responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s financial reporting, accounting, and internal controls to ensure transparency and compliance with fiscal laws and regulations.
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C.
Boston Redevelopment Authority
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is the city’s planning and economic development agency responsible for guiding land use, zoning, and major redevelopment projects throughout Boston.
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D.
Sherborn Police Department
The Sherborn Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the town of Sherborn, Massachusetts.
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E.
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts
The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts is a state-level cabinet agency that oversees public safety, law enforcement, and emergency management functions across the Commonwealth.
- 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: Inspectional Services Department (Boston) Triple: [Government of the City of Boston, hasDepartment, Inspectional Services Department (Boston)]
Generated description
The Inspectional Services Department (Boston) is the city agency responsible for enforcing building, housing, health, sanitation, and zoning codes to protect public safety and quality of life in Boston.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Inspectional Services Department (Boston) Target entity description: The Inspectional Services Department (Boston) is the city agency responsible for enforcing building, housing, health, sanitation, and zoning codes to protect public safety and quality of life in Boston.
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A.
Government of the City of Boston
chosen
The Government of the City of Boston is the municipal authority responsible for administering public services, enforcing local laws, and managing city departments and agencies within Boston, Massachusetts.
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B.
Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts
The Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts is a state agency responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s financial reporting, accounting, and internal controls to ensure transparency and compliance with fiscal laws and regulations.
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C.
Boston Redevelopment Authority
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is the city’s planning and economic development agency responsible for guiding land use, zoning, and major redevelopment projects throughout Boston.
-
D.
Sherborn Police Department
The Sherborn Police Department is the local law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the town of Sherborn, Massachusetts.
-
E.
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts
The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security of Massachusetts is a state-level cabinet agency that oversees public safety, law enforcement, and emergency management functions across the Commonwealth.
- 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_69c6887e8c10819091cee237560d32da |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e5530f2081908ac969ddfa7e9b5a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c79c9e4efc8190acb011a0bd1f120f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c79d4f009c819089fc20c262f0efdc |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c79df3f5648190981176b6c9791181 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 9:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:41 p.m.