Triple
T16461114
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Aral AG |
E399807
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedAs |
P364
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH
Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH was the original company that later evolved into Aral AG, a major German petroleum and gas station brand.
|
E1214916
|
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: Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH | Statement: [Aral AG, foundedAs, Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH Context triple: [Aral AG, foundedAs, Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH]
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A.
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik was the original name of BASF, a major German chemical company that became one of the world’s largest producers of chemicals and related products.
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B.
Bachem-Werke
Bachem-Werke was a German aerospace manufacturer best known for producing experimental rocket-powered aircraft during World War II.
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C.
Preussag AG
Preussag AG was a former German industrial and mining conglomerate that transformed in the 1990s into a tourism-focused company, eventually becoming today’s TUI Group.
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D.
Deutsche Werke AG
Deutsche Werke AG was a German state-owned industrial and shipbuilding company, notably active in naval construction during the early to mid-20th century.
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E.
Ruhrverband
Ruhrverband is a German water management association responsible for operating reservoirs, dams, and water infrastructure in the Ruhr river basin.
- 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: Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH Triple: [Aral AG, foundedAs, Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH]
Generated description
Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH was the original company that later evolved into Aral AG, a major German petroleum and gas station brand.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH Target entity description: Westdeutsche Benzol-Verkaufsvereinigung GmbH was the original company that later evolved into Aral AG, a major German petroleum and gas station brand.
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A.
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik was the original name of BASF, a major German chemical company that became one of the world’s largest producers of chemicals and related products.
-
B.
Bachem-Werke
Bachem-Werke was a German aerospace manufacturer best known for producing experimental rocket-powered aircraft during World War II.
-
C.
Preussag AG
Preussag AG was a former German industrial and mining conglomerate that transformed in the 1990s into a tourism-focused company, eventually becoming today’s TUI Group.
-
D.
Deutsche Werke AG
Deutsche Werke AG was a German state-owned industrial and shipbuilding company, notably active in naval construction during the early to mid-20th century.
-
E.
Ruhrverband
Ruhrverband is a German water management association responsible for operating reservoirs, dams, and water infrastructure in the Ruhr river basin.
- 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_69d87f2dac988190b74d6e185fa88ba4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e32d819d548190bc76a0ec2e223437 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 7:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a004f53aff081909a75de6672f15f0e |
completed | May 10, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0050a0f5b081908417c6062b1f50cc |
completed | May 10, 2026, 9:32 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00517b7b1c819098118fdbe03eb010 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 9:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:10 a.m.