Triple

T9746265
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thorsby, Alabama E236315 entity
Predicate locatedInMetropolitanArea P294 FINISHED
Object Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area E755123 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (2 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: Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area | Statement: [Thorsby, Alabama, locatedInMetropolitanArea, Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area
Context triple: [Thorsby, Alabama, locatedInMetropolitanArea, Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area]
  • A. Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area chosen
    The Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area is a large multi-county metropolitan region in central Alabama centered on the cities of Birmingham, Hoover, and Cullman.
  • B. Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
    The Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in central Alabama centered on the cities of Birmingham and Hoover and their surrounding communities.
  • C. Birmingham–Hoover–Talladega, AL CSA
    The Birmingham–Hoover–Talladega, AL CSA is a large combined statistical area in central Alabama centered on the Birmingham metropolitan region and encompassing multiple surrounding cities and counties for regional planning and analysis.
  • D. Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
    The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in west-central Alabama centered on the city of Tuscaloosa and its surrounding communities.
  • E. Montgomery metropolitan area
    The Montgomery metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in central Alabama centered on the city of Montgomery and its surrounding communities.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 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_69ca84d3e24481908a476e2231123cf9 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9f65ad788190b68d731b6f516d93 completed April 1, 2026, 10:42 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1b004a6e88190a974f4a8973f91ef completed April 5, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:23 p.m.