Triple
T15376744
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Towers Watson |
E367686
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Willis Towers Watson |
E74753
|
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: Willis Towers Watson | Statement: [Towers Watson, successor, Willis Towers Watson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Willis Towers Watson Context triple: [Towers Watson, successor, Willis Towers Watson]
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A.
Towers Watson
chosen
Towers Watson was a global professional services firm specializing in risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital consulting.
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B.
Deloitte
Deloitte is one of the world’s largest professional services firms, providing audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to clients globally.
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C.
Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young is a global professional services firm, known as one of the "Big Four" accounting organizations, providing audit, tax, consulting, and advisory services to clients worldwide.
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D.
Willis Group Holdings
Willis Group Holdings was a global insurance brokerage and risk management firm best known for acquiring the naming rights to Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower).
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E.
Aon Corporation
Aon Corporation is a global professional services firm specializing in risk management, insurance brokerage, and human capital consulting.
- 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_69d85a1551a08190ba2caea7cd51c639 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e03e5ece1081908d7c1289258b9c1f |
completed | April 16, 2026, 1:41 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff1a6b67c08190b0df6b9fd65ff28b |
completed | May 9, 2026, 11:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:18 a.m.