Triple
T10801493
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aon plc |
E254847
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hewitt Associates
Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
|
E886510
|
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: Hewitt Associates | Statement: [Aon plc, acquired, Hewitt Associates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hewitt Associates Context triple: [Aon plc, acquired, Hewitt Associates]
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A.
Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates is a British architectural practice known for its innovative and sustainable designs for major cultural and public buildings.
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B.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
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C.
Adamson Associates
Adamson Associates is an international architecture and design firm known for its work on major commercial and mixed-use developments, including prominent skyscrapers and urban landmarks.
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D.
Drew Associates
Drew Associates was a pioneering American documentary film production company known for helping to establish the Direct Cinema movement in the 1960s through its innovative, observational style of filmmaking.
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E.
Odell Associates
Odell Associates is an American architecture firm known for designing major sports and entertainment venues, including the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 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: Hewitt Associates Triple: [Aon plc, acquired, Hewitt Associates]
Generated description
Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hewitt Associates Target entity description: Hewitt Associates was a global human resources consulting and outsourcing firm known for its expertise in benefits, talent, and compensation management.
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A.
Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates is a British architectural practice known for its innovative and sustainable designs for major cultural and public buildings.
-
B.
Parish-Hadley Associates
Parish-Hadley Associates was a highly influential American interior design firm renowned for shaping 20th-century high-society and traditional interior aesthetics.
-
C.
Adamson Associates
Adamson Associates is an international architecture and design firm known for its work on major commercial and mixed-use developments, including prominent skyscrapers and urban landmarks.
-
D.
Drew Associates
Drew Associates was a pioneering American documentary film production company known for helping to establish the Direct Cinema movement in the 1960s through its innovative, observational style of filmmaking.
-
E.
Odell Associates
Odell Associates is an American architecture firm known for designing major sports and entertainment venues, including the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 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_69d6aa61c15c8190a1839550c56e75e1 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7336dedec819099bd302c5d213dba |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69de566e7d408190946864e28c294075 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69de5eaf3cc08190935cb6ddf2020166 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69de63a902f4819089845bc6d7469c6b |
completed | April 14, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:18 p.m.