Triple
T13968956
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Merit Network |
E336000
|
entity |
| Predicate | partneredWith |
P1136
|
FINISHED |
| Object | MCI Communications |
E41476
|
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: MCI Communications | Statement: [Merit Network, partneredWith, MCI Communications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MCI Communications Context triple: [Merit Network, partneredWith, MCI Communications]
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A.
MCI Inc.
chosen
MCI Inc. was a major American telecommunications company and long-distance service provider that played a key role in breaking AT&T’s monopoly before eventually being acquired by Verizon.
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B.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
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C.
Mercury Communications
Mercury Communications was a British telecommunications company that operated as a major competitor to British Telecom in the late 20th century.
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D.
Kingston Communications
Kingston Communications is a UK-based telecommunications company that provides phone, internet, and related services, particularly in the Kingston upon Hull area.
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E.
Mosaic Communications Corporation
Mosaic Communications Corporation was the original name of the company that became Netscape Communications, an early pioneer in commercial web browser development.
- 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.