Triple
T13968953
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merit Network |
E336000
|
entity |
| Predicate | operated |
P1688
|
FINISHED |
| Object | NSFNET backbone (in partnership with others) |
E66947
|
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: NSFNET backbone (in partnership with others) | Statement: [Merit Network, operated, NSFNET backbone (in partnership with others)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NSFNET backbone (in partnership with others) Context triple: [Merit Network, operated, NSFNET backbone (in partnership with others)]
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A.
NSFNET
chosen
NSFNET was a high-speed, federally funded backbone network that expanded and commercialized the early internet across U.S. research and educational institutions.
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B.
ARPANET
ARPANET was the pioneering packet-switching network developed in the late 1960s that became the technical foundation of the modern Internet.
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C.
Merit Network
Merit Network is a nonprofit regional research and education network in Michigan that played a key role in operating and developing early national internet infrastructure.
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D.
ARPANET protocol suite
The ARPANET protocol suite was the early set of network communication protocols used on the ARPANET, serving as a precursor to and foundation for the modern Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP).
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E.
Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa
Naukowa i Akademicka Sieć Komputerowa (NASK) is a Polish research and development organization that operates the country’s academic and scientific computer network and provides key internet services and cybersecurity solutions.
- 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_69d81c61f3508190aaf2ca0dc0002c59 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de2e8daeac8190aadd4b3b60222482 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 12:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fba1da70588190a6c9a3895d92be5b |
completed | May 6, 2026, 8:17 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:18 p.m.