Triple

T1466805
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject British Airways E27041 entity
Predicate formerSubsidiary P6796 FINISHED
Object British Caledonian
British Caledonian was a former independent British airline known for its international routes and distinctive tartan branding before being absorbed into British Airways.
E170073 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: British Caledonian | Statement: [British Airways, formerSubsidiary, British Caledonian]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Caledonian
Context triple: [British Airways, formerSubsidiary, British Caledonian]
  • A. British Overseas Airways Corporation
    British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
  • B. British Airways
    British Airways is the United Kingdom’s flag carrier airline and one of Europe’s largest international airlines, operating an extensive global network from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport.
  • C. Virgin Atlantic
    Virgin Atlantic is a British long-haul airline known for its transatlantic flights, distinctive branding, and innovative in-flight services.
  • D. TUI Airways
    TUI Airways is a British charter and scheduled airline that primarily serves leisure destinations across Europe and worldwide as part of the TUI Group.
  • E. Nordair
    Nordair was a former Canadian regional airline that operated passenger and cargo services, particularly in northern and remote areas, before being absorbed into larger national carriers.
  • 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: British Caledonian
Triple: [British Airways, formerSubsidiary, British Caledonian]
Generated description
British Caledonian was a former independent British airline known for its international routes and distinctive tartan branding before being absorbed into British Airways.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Caledonian
Target entity description: British Caledonian was a former independent British airline known for its international routes and distinctive tartan branding before being absorbed into British Airways.
  • A. British Overseas Airways Corporation
    British Overseas Airways Corporation was the former British state-owned long-haul airline that operated from 1940 until its merger into what became British Airways.
  • B. British Airways
    British Airways is the United Kingdom’s flag carrier airline and one of Europe’s largest international airlines, operating an extensive global network from its main hub at London Heathrow Airport.
  • C. Virgin Atlantic
    Virgin Atlantic is a British long-haul airline known for its transatlantic flights, distinctive branding, and innovative in-flight services.
  • D. TUI Airways
    TUI Airways is a British charter and scheduled airline that primarily serves leisure destinations across Europe and worldwide as part of the TUI Group.
  • E. Nordair
    Nordair was a former Canadian regional airline that operated passenger and cargo services, particularly in northern and remote areas, before being absorbed into larger national carriers.
  • 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_69a496d25d6881909dbd84f86d763992 completed March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c5bcfa0881909d6137c69825bc7a completed March 1, 2026, 11:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad1c9fb9e48190b904440cb7229c8f completed March 8, 2026, 6:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad1d7451248190b110814a30270b22 completed March 8, 2026, 6:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad1dccba7081908f24eef1b9ad5f09 completed March 8, 2026, 6:57 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:01 p.m.