Triple

T820587
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Alabama E17742 entity
Predicate containsCity P294 FINISHED
Object Auburn–Opelika
Auburn–Opelika is a metropolitan area in eastern Alabama centered around the cities of Auburn and Opelika, known for Auburn University and its role as an educational and economic hub for the region.
E98092 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: Auburn–Opelika | Statement: [Alabama, containsCity, Auburn–Opelika]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auburn–Opelika
Context triple: [Alabama, containsCity, Auburn–Opelika]
  • A. Prattville
    Prattville is a city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, proximity to Montgomery, and strong ties to the manufacturing and paper industries.
  • B. Auburn
    Auburn is a city in eastern Alabama known for being home to Auburn University and its strong college-town atmosphere.
  • C. Auburn
    Auburn is a suburban city in Washington State located south of Seattle, known for its residential communities, industrial areas, and regional transportation links.
  • D. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a city in western Alabama known as the home of the University of Alabama and a regional center for education, healthcare, and industry.
  • E. Phenix City
    Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
  • 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: Auburn–Opelika
Triple: [Alabama, containsCity, Auburn–Opelika]
Generated description
Auburn–Opelika is a metropolitan area in eastern Alabama centered around the cities of Auburn and Opelika, known for Auburn University and its role as an educational and economic hub for the region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Auburn–Opelika
Target entity description: Auburn–Opelika is a metropolitan area in eastern Alabama centered around the cities of Auburn and Opelika, known for Auburn University and its role as an educational and economic hub for the region.
  • A. Prattville
    Prattville is a city in central Alabama known for its historic downtown, proximity to Montgomery, and strong ties to the manufacturing and paper industries.
  • B. Auburn chosen
    Auburn is a city in eastern Alabama known for being home to Auburn University and its strong college-town atmosphere.
  • C. Auburn
    Auburn is a suburban city in Washington State located south of Seattle, known for its residential communities, industrial areas, and regional transportation links.
  • D. Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a city in western Alabama known as the home of the University of Alabama and a regional center for education, healthcare, and industry.
  • E. Phenix City
    Phenix City is a city in eastern Alabama located along the Chattahoochee River, directly across from Columbus, Georgia.
  • 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_69a4937bcaac8190a322524ac6f45a5a completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4ab6698d881908d8c5d91259f97ec completed March 1, 2026, 9:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acbad10ae48190af7dcaa8dfff30ec completed March 7, 2026, 11:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acbb3ebf4c8190bebb55ac052cd6e3 completed March 7, 2026, 11:56 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acbbc2729c819091e7d683b73baaf7 completed March 7, 2026, 11:58 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.