Triple
T1565758
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell System |
E33427
|
entity |
| Predicate | networkType |
P3937
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Public Switched Telephone Network
The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is the global system of interconnected, circuit-switched telephone networks that enables traditional landline voice communication worldwide.
|
E177035
|
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: Public Switched Telephone Network | Statement: [Bell System, networkType, Public Switched Telephone Network]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Switched Telephone Network Context triple: [Bell System, networkType, Public Switched Telephone Network]
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A.
Main Telecommunication Network
Main Telecommunication Network is the core infrastructure layer that carries and routes the majority of voice, data, and multimedia traffic within the global telecommunications system.
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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.
Global Telecommunication System
The Global Telecommunication System is an international network for the real-time exchange of meteorological and related data that underpins global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
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D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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E.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
- 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: Public Switched Telephone Network Triple: [Bell System, networkType, Public Switched Telephone Network]
Generated description
The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is the global system of interconnected, circuit-switched telephone networks that enables traditional landline voice communication worldwide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Switched Telephone Network Target entity description: The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) is the global system of interconnected, circuit-switched telephone networks that enables traditional landline voice communication worldwide.
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A.
Main Telecommunication Network
Main Telecommunication Network is the core infrastructure layer that carries and routes the majority of voice, data, and multimedia traffic within the global telecommunications system.
-
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.
Global Telecommunication System
The Global Telecommunication System is an international network for the real-time exchange of meteorological and related data that underpins global weather forecasting and climate monitoring.
-
D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
E.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
- 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.