Triple
T1565748
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell System |
E33427
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
US West
US West was a regional Bell operating company that provided local telephone and telecommunications services in the western United States following the breakup of AT&T.
|
E177033
|
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: US West | Statement: [Bell System, successor, US West]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US West Context triple: [Bell System, successor, US West]
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A.
western United States
The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
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B.
West Coast
West Coast is a sparsely populated, rugged region on the western side of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its dramatic coastline, rainforests, glaciers, and mining history.
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C.
Intermountain West
The Intermountain West is a region of the western United States characterized by its arid basins, high plateaus, and mountain ranges situated between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada/Cascade ranges.
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D.
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHWEST is the air traffic control callsign used by Southwest Airlines, a major U.S. low-cost carrier.
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E.
southwestern United States
The southwestern United States is a largely arid region encompassing parts of states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, known for its deserts, canyons, and diverse indigenous and Hispanic cultural influences.
- 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: US West Triple: [Bell System, successor, US West]
Generated description
US West was a regional Bell operating company that provided local telephone and telecommunications services in the western United States following the breakup of AT&T.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US West Target entity description: US West was a regional Bell operating company that provided local telephone and telecommunications services in the western United States following the breakup of AT&T.
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A.
western United States
The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
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B.
West Coast
West Coast is a sparsely populated, rugged region on the western side of New Zealand’s South Island, known for its dramatic coastline, rainforests, glaciers, and mining history.
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C.
Intermountain West
The Intermountain West is a region of the western United States characterized by its arid basins, high plateaus, and mountain ranges situated between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada/Cascade ranges.
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D.
SOUTHWEST
SOUTHWEST is the air traffic control callsign used by Southwest Airlines, a major U.S. low-cost carrier.
-
E.
southwestern United States
The southwestern United States is a largely arid region encompassing parts of states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, known for its deserts, canyons, and diverse indigenous and Hispanic cultural influences.
- 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_69ad3719dfdc819085511f96f9f92dba |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad37d59e94819085504ea25dfa8311 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad382b126c8190a308415bd6c4264b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:49 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.