Triple
T9077374
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas McKay |
E217521
|
entity |
| Predicate | residence |
P75
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bytown (now Ottawa), Upper Canada |
E593369
|
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: Bytown (now Ottawa), Upper Canada | Statement: [Thomas McKay, residence, Bytown (now Ottawa), Upper Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bytown (now Ottawa), Upper Canada Context triple: [Thomas McKay, residence, Bytown (now Ottawa), Upper Canada]
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A.
Markham, Ontario
Markham, Ontario is a rapidly growing city in the Greater Toronto Area known for its diverse population, high-tech industry hub, and blend of urban and suburban communities.
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B.
York, Upper Canada
York, Upper Canada was the colonial capital of Upper Canada and a key administrative and military center that later became the city of Toronto.
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C.
Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada
Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada is a neighbourhood in the northern part of Toronto best known as the birthplace of former Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.
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D.
Downtown Ottawa core
chosen
Downtown Ottawa core is the central business and commercial district of Ottawa, Ontario, characterized by major government buildings, offices, and urban amenities.
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E.
North Bay–Ottawa
North Bay–Ottawa is an intercity bus route in Ontario, Canada, connecting the city of North Bay with the national capital, Ottawa.
- 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_69ca83d6c14c8190bc056d927f00a2a2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc95c6a67c81908d143aa25e1e803e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cffe190c28819098ee017c75d72ad0 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:12 p.m.