Triple

T8858653
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject McDonnell Douglas DC-10 E210826 entity
Predicate primaryUsers P98 FINISHED
Object Northwest Airlines
Northwest Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes, particularly across the Pacific, before merging with Delta Air Lines in 2008.
 E768927 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: Northwest Airlines | Statement: [McDonnell Douglas DC-10, primaryUsers, Northwest Airlines]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Northwest Airlines
Context triple: [McDonnell Douglas DC-10, primaryUsers, Northwest Airlines]
  • A. Northwest Airways
    Northwest Airways was an early American airline that operated regional passenger and mail services in the upper Midwest during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
  • B. Midwest Airlines
    Midwest Airlines was a former U.S. regional carrier based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its customer-friendly service and distinctive two-by-two seating on many of its flights.
  • C. United Airlines
    United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
  • D. America West Airlines
    America West Airlines was a major U.S. low-cost carrier based in Phoenix, Arizona, that operated from 1983 until its merger with US Airways in 2005.
  • E. American Airlines
    American Airlines is a major U.S.-based airline and one of the world's largest carriers, operating extensive domestic and international routes.
  • 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: Northwest Airlines
Triple: [McDonnell Douglas DC-10, primaryUsers, Northwest Airlines]
Generated description
Northwest Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes, particularly across the Pacific, before merging with Delta Air Lines in 2008.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Northwest Airlines
Target entity description: Northwest Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes, particularly across the Pacific, before merging with Delta Air Lines in 2008.
  • A. Northwest Airways
    Northwest Airways was an early American airline that operated regional passenger and mail services in the upper Midwest during the late 1920s and early 1930s.
  • B. Midwest Airlines
    Midwest Airlines was a former U.S. regional carrier based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, known for its customer-friendly service and distinctive two-by-two seating on many of its flights.
  • C. United Airlines
    United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
  • D. America West Airlines
    America West Airlines was a major U.S. low-cost carrier based in Phoenix, Arizona, that operated from 1983 until its merger with US Airways in 2005.
  • E. American Airlines
    American Airlines is a major U.S.-based airline and one of the world's largest carriers, operating extensive domestic and international routes.
  • 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_69ca838bbddc8190ab546d737e5d350f completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc60e536648190ba8da1375478c24f completed April 1, 2026, 12:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfc929fb94819091980b0994b4f02d completed April 3, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfca00ffa08190ad66fb99572a6275 completed April 3, 2026, 2:09 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfca84937881909707497d733218e5 completed April 3, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:50 p.m.