Triple
T1565742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell System |
E33427
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ameritech
Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
|
E182636
|
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: Ameritech | Statement: [Bell System, successor, Ameritech]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ameritech Context triple: [Bell System, successor, Ameritech]
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A.
BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
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B.
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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C.
AT&T
AT&T is a major American telecommunications conglomerate known for providing wireless, internet, and media services nationwide.
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D.
NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
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E.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
- 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: Ameritech Triple: [Bell System, successor, Ameritech]
Generated description
Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ameritech Target entity description: Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
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A.
BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
AT&T
AT&T is a major American telecommunications conglomerate known for providing wireless, internet, and media services nationwide.
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D.
NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
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E.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
- 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_69ad51af2de8819087d287d65aabbf1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:38 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad523ae04c819099431e09cf1eb953 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad52b3dcf081909e73fba891e985b2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:43 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.