Triple
T1565706
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell System |
E33427
|
entity |
| Predicate | component |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bell Operating Companies
The Bell Operating Companies are the regional telephone service providers that were created from the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System and historically handled local telephone operations across different parts of the United States.
|
E183707
|
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: Bell Operating Companies | Statement: [Bell System, component, Bell Operating Companies]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell Operating Companies Context triple: [Bell System, component, Bell Operating Companies]
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A.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
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B.
Bell System
The Bell System was the historic, vertically integrated telephone monopoly in the United States, led by AT&T, that dominated telecommunications services and research for much of the 20th century.
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C.
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell was a major regional telephone company in the United States that later became part of AT&T through mergers and rebranding.
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D.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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E.
Western Electric
Western Electric was a major American electrical engineering and manufacturing company best known as the manufacturing arm of AT&T and a pioneer in telecommunications and sound technology.
- 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: Bell Operating Companies Triple: [Bell System, component, Bell Operating Companies]
Generated description
The Bell Operating Companies are the regional telephone service providers that were created from the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System and historically handled local telephone operations across different parts of the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell Operating Companies Target entity description: The Bell Operating Companies are the regional telephone service providers that were created from the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System and historically handled local telephone operations across different parts of the United States.
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A.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
-
B.
Bell System
The Bell System was the historic, vertically integrated telephone monopoly in the United States, led by AT&T, that dominated telecommunications services and research for much of the 20th century.
-
C.
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell was a major regional telephone company in the United States that later became part of AT&T through mergers and rebranding.
-
D.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
-
E.
Western Electric
Western Electric was a major American electrical engineering and manufacturing company best known as the manufacturing arm of AT&T and a pioneer in telecommunications and sound technology.
- 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_69a885f11b048190935025a035302715 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb2308bec81909d1660934eff171b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad58bb94888190bcf5ea49e7638cb4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad59364b048190bd6d4a671c0d635e |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad59955f108190a02fbc32f0932321 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:12 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.