Triple

T15575528
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject AutoNation E374358 entity
Predicate competesWith P1375 FINISHED
Object Sonic Automotive
Sonic Automotive is a large U.S.-based automotive retailer that operates franchised dealerships and sells new and used vehicles, parts, and services across multiple states.
E1164594 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: Sonic Automotive | Statement: [AutoNation, competesWith, Sonic Automotive]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sonic Automotive
Context triple: [AutoNation, competesWith, Sonic Automotive]
  • A. Sears Auto Centers
    Sears Auto Centers is a chain of automotive service and repair facilities historically associated with Sears department stores, offering services such as tire, battery, and general vehicle maintenance.
  • B. Pep Boys
    Pep Boys is a long-established American automotive aftermarket retail and service chain known for selling auto parts, accessories, and providing vehicle maintenance and repair services.
  • C. O'Reilly Auto Parts
    O'Reilly Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories serving both professional mechanics and do-it-yourself customers.
  • D. Advance Auto Parts
    Advance Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and maintenance items for both professional installers and do‑it‑yourself customers.
  • E. Carquest
    Carquest is an automotive parts and accessories retail brand in North America, known for supplying replacement parts, tools, and related products to both professional mechanics and do‑it‑yourself customers.
  • 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: Sonic Automotive
Triple: [AutoNation, competesWith, Sonic Automotive]
Generated description
Sonic Automotive is a large U.S.-based automotive retailer that operates franchised dealerships and sells new and used vehicles, parts, and services across multiple states.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sonic Automotive
Target entity description: Sonic Automotive is a large U.S.-based automotive retailer that operates franchised dealerships and sells new and used vehicles, parts, and services across multiple states.
  • A. Sears Auto Centers
    Sears Auto Centers is a chain of automotive service and repair facilities historically associated with Sears department stores, offering services such as tire, battery, and general vehicle maintenance.
  • B. Pep Boys
    Pep Boys is a long-established American automotive aftermarket retail and service chain known for selling auto parts, accessories, and providing vehicle maintenance and repair services.
  • C. O'Reilly Auto Parts
    O'Reilly Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment, and accessories serving both professional mechanics and do-it-yourself customers.
  • D. Advance Auto Parts
    Advance Auto Parts is a major American retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts, accessories, and maintenance items for both professional installers and do‑it‑yourself customers.
  • E. Carquest
    Carquest is an automotive parts and accessories retail brand in North America, known for supplying replacement parts, tools, and related products to both professional mechanics and do‑it‑yourself customers.
  • 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_69d85ccd575081908909b71a3f3e3a61 completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e04e2140388190a8df7b835eaa72ce completed April 16, 2026, 2:49 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff4c4978ec8190a57de5d9a2ec6653 completed May 9, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff4d0678648190b61fbe79a60da8ec completed May 9, 2026, 3:04 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff4d9258148190b21201bb09e16999 completed May 9, 2026, 3:06 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:10 a.m.