Triple
T11378417
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Universal Pictures Home Entertainment |
E269528
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MCA Videocassette, Inc. |
E145032
|
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: MCA Videocassette, Inc. | Statement: [Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, formerName, MCA Videocassette, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MCA Videocassette, Inc. Context triple: [Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, formerName, MCA Videocassette, Inc.]
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A.
Control Video Corporation
Control Video Corporation was an early 1980s technology company best known as the precursor to America Online (AOL), pioneering online services for home computer users.
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B.
Videocraft International
Videocraft International was the original name of Rankin/Bass Productions, the American animation studio famed for its stop-motion holiday specials and animated television classics.
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C.
Ampex
Ampex is an American electronics company renowned for pioneering professional audio and video tape recording technology.
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D.
Betamax
Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
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E.
MCA Home Video
chosen
MCA Home Video was the home video distribution division of MCA, responsible for releasing films and television programs on VHS and other consumer formats.
- 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_69d6aacca1048190b39dbbc2174616fa |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7fc30f5d48190bb273df4c9e583a9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e556a10f988190b173dc4880a8c6c6 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:33 p.m.