Triple

T20299953

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Eastern North Carolina	`E505449`	entity
Predicate	transport	`P230`	FINISHED
Object	Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region) Interstate 40’s eastern terminus in the Wilmington region is the coastal endpoint of the major cross-country highway, connecting Eastern North Carolina to the national Interstate network.	`E1421648`	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: Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region) | Statement: [Eastern North Carolina, transport, Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)
Context triple: [Eastern North Carolina, transport, Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)]

A. Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill is a major east–west freeway segment of I-40 that serves the Chapel Hill area, providing regional connectivity to the Research Triangle and the broader North Carolina highway network.
B. Interstate 140 in North Carolina
Interstate 140 in North Carolina is a bypass freeway around Wilmington that connects U.S. Route 17 and Interstate 40 to improve regional traffic flow and access to coastal areas.
C. Interstate 440 in North Carolina
Interstate 440 in North Carolina is a beltway freeway encircling much of Raleigh, providing a key bypass and connector around the city.
D. Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas
Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas is a major east–west freeway corridor in central Arkansas that serves as a key junction and connection point for several regional interstates, including Interstate 430.
E. Interstate 587 in North Carolina
Interstate 587 in North Carolina is a relatively new auxiliary Interstate highway connecting I-95 near Wilson to Greenville, improving regional access in the eastern part of the state.
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: Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)
Triple: [Eastern North Carolina, transport, Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)]

Generated description

Interstate 40’s eastern terminus in the Wilmington region is the coastal endpoint of the major cross-country highway, connecting Eastern North Carolina to the national Interstate network.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Interstate 40 (eastern terminus in Wilmington region)
Target entity description: Interstate 40’s eastern terminus in the Wilmington region is the coastal endpoint of the major cross-country highway, connecting Eastern North Carolina to the national Interstate network.

A. Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill
Interstate 40 in Chapel Hill is a major east–west freeway segment of I-40 that serves the Chapel Hill area, providing regional connectivity to the Research Triangle and the broader North Carolina highway network.
B. Interstate 140 in North Carolina
Interstate 140 in North Carolina is a bypass freeway around Wilmington that connects U.S. Route 17 and Interstate 40 to improve regional traffic flow and access to coastal areas.
C. Interstate 440 in North Carolina
Interstate 440 in North Carolina is a beltway freeway encircling much of Raleigh, providing a key bypass and connector around the city.
D. Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas
Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas is a major east–west freeway corridor in central Arkansas that serves as a key junction and connection point for several regional interstates, including Interstate 430.
E. Interstate 587 in North Carolina
Interstate 587 in North Carolina is a relatively new auxiliary Interstate highway connecting I-95 near Wilson to Greenville, improving regional access in the eastern part of the state.
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_69e0b4b8ab648190906e18538c250148`	completed	April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e6770b9484819090ffcb339f2a435a`	completed	April 20, 2026, 6:57 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a085a3681888190ba2544466afeedd7`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a085a9b48b48190853f3599fa65355e`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:52 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a085b01c0548190b11fee6477d61877`	completed	May 16, 2026, 11:54 a.m.

Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:16 a.m.