Triple
T18126841
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John F. Fitzgerald Expressway |
E433897
|
entity |
| Predicate | maintainedBy |
P86
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Massachusetts Department of Public Works
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works was the former state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ highways and major transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Highway Department.
|
E1308662
|
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: Massachusetts Department of Public Works | Statement: [John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, maintainedBy, Massachusetts Department of Public Works]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Department of Public Works Context triple: [John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, maintainedBy, Massachusetts Department of Public Works]
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
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B.
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission is a regional planning agency that provides land use, transportation, and economic development planning services to municipalities in north-central Massachusetts.
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C.
Massachusetts School Building Authority
The Massachusetts School Building Authority is a state agency that finances and supports the construction and renovation of public school facilities across Massachusetts.
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D.
Boston Public Works Department
The Boston Public Works Department is the municipal agency responsible for maintaining and improving the city’s streets, sidewalks, public infrastructure, and related services.
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E.
Massachusetts Port Authority
The Massachusetts Port Authority is an independent public agency that owns and operates major transportation facilities in Massachusetts, including Boston’s Logan International Airport and key maritime and cargo terminals.
- 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: Massachusetts Department of Public Works Triple: [John F. Fitzgerald Expressway, maintainedBy, Massachusetts Department of Public Works]
Generated description
The Massachusetts Department of Public Works was the former state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ highways and major transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Highway Department.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Massachusetts Department of Public Works Target entity description: The Massachusetts Department of Public Works was the former state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ highways and major transportation infrastructure before its functions were absorbed into the Massachusetts Highway Department.
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A.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for planning, building, and maintaining Massachusetts’ transportation infrastructure, including highways, public transit, and other mobility systems.
-
B.
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission is a regional planning agency that provides land use, transportation, and economic development planning services to municipalities in north-central Massachusetts.
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C.
Massachusetts School Building Authority
The Massachusetts School Building Authority is a state agency that finances and supports the construction and renovation of public school facilities across Massachusetts.
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D.
Boston Public Works Department
The Boston Public Works Department is the municipal agency responsible for maintaining and improving the city’s streets, sidewalks, public infrastructure, and related services.
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E.
Massachusetts Port Authority
The Massachusetts Port Authority is an independent public agency that owns and operates major transportation facilities in Massachusetts, including Boston’s Logan International Airport and key maritime and cargo terminals.
- 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_69d8b909e8cc81908df4cc2b8ea6d11f |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4ddef4cd88190b16ef0d6ed3968c6 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a03854215a4819091a6da976cfc7ec7 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 7:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0386d2bab48190b20513b48eb0e222 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0387425c1c81908f1b178199eafab6 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 8:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m.