Triple

T789915
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vitebsk E16888 entity
Predicate hasRailConnectionTo P848 FINISHED
Object Smolensk
Smolensk is a historic city in western Russia near the Belarusian border, known for its strategic location and centuries-old fortifications.
E134449 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: Smolensk | Statement: [Vitebsk, hasRailConnectionTo, Smolensk]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smolensk
Context triple: [Vitebsk, hasRailConnectionTo, Smolensk]
  • A. Podolsk
    Podolsk is a major industrial city and former center of machine-building located just south of Moscow in western Russia.
  • B. Yaroslavl
    Yaroslavl is a historic city in central Russia, located on the Volga River and known as one of the Golden Ring cities famed for its well-preserved medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
  • C. Kolomna
    Kolomna is a historic Russian city southeast of Moscow, known for its well-preserved kremlin, medieval architecture, and traditional pastila confectionery.
  • D. Kostroma
    Kostroma is a historic Russian city northeast of Moscow, known as part of the Golden Ring and for its well-preserved medieval architecture and monasteries.
  • E. Sergiyev Posad
    Sergiyev Posad is a historic Russian town best known as a major center of Orthodox Christianity and home to the UNESCO-listed Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery.
  • 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: Smolensk
Triple: [Vitebsk, hasRailConnectionTo, Smolensk]
Generated description
Smolensk is a historic city in western Russia near the Belarusian border, known for its strategic location and centuries-old fortifications.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smolensk
Target entity description: Smolensk is a historic city in western Russia near the Belarusian border, known for its strategic location and centuries-old fortifications.
  • A. Podolsk
    Podolsk is a major industrial city and former center of machine-building located just south of Moscow in western Russia.
  • B. Yaroslavl
    Yaroslavl is a historic city in central Russia, located on the Volga River and known as one of the Golden Ring cities famed for its well-preserved medieval architecture and cultural heritage.
  • C. Kolomna
    Kolomna is a historic Russian city southeast of Moscow, known for its well-preserved kremlin, medieval architecture, and traditional pastila confectionery.
  • D. Kostroma
    Kostroma is a historic Russian city northeast of Moscow, known as part of the Golden Ring and for its well-preserved medieval architecture and monasteries.
  • E. Sergiyev Posad
    Sergiyev Posad is a historic Russian town best known as a major center of Orthodox Christianity and home to the UNESCO-listed Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery.
  • 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_69a4936cb7448190914f5fe4b8d81607 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a7841b0c8190859ecd247e32c6ec completed March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac6efcc37c81908fd49ad65818eb0c completed March 7, 2026, 6:31 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac6f546b248190ba1efae18c85c8cc completed March 7, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac6fc6130c81908ad8fb677ea0c4e4 completed March 7, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.