Triple
T1662521
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paul Baran |
E35939
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Cabledata Associates
Cabledata Associates was a technology company involved in data and communications systems, known in part for employing internet pioneer Paul Baran.
|
E96778
|
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: Cabledata Associates | Statement: [Paul Baran, employer, Cabledata Associates]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabledata Associates Context triple: [Paul Baran, employer, Cabledata Associates]
-
A.
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable was a major American cable television and broadband internet service provider that operated independently until its acquisition by Charter Communications in 2016.
-
B.
BBN Technologies
BBN Technologies is an American research and development company renowned for its pioneering work in computer networking and its key role in creating the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
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C.
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies is a telecommunications research and development company known for creating industry standards and software solutions for network planning, management, and operations.
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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.
Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies is a U.S.-based telecommunications and technology company that provides internet, networking, cloud, and security services to businesses and consumers.
- 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: Cabledata Associates Triple: [Paul Baran, employer, Cabledata Associates]
Generated description
Cabledata Associates was a technology company involved in data and communications systems, known in part for employing internet pioneer Paul Baran.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cabledata Associates Target entity description: Cabledata Associates was a technology company involved in data and communications systems, known in part for employing internet pioneer Paul Baran.
-
A.
Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable was a major American cable television and broadband internet service provider that operated independently until its acquisition by Charter Communications in 2016.
-
B.
BBN Technologies
chosen
BBN Technologies is an American research and development company renowned for its pioneering work in computer networking and its key role in creating the ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet.
-
C.
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies is a telecommunications research and development company known for creating industry standards and software solutions for network planning, management, and operations.
-
D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
E.
Lumen Technologies
Lumen Technologies is a U.S.-based telecommunications and technology company that provides internet, networking, cloud, and security services to businesses and consumers.
- F. None of above.
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_69a88606aa808190aa0b421b4271f220 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a90ab3bd7081908d15d772b10aebbe |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:46 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad682d968081909494920f3a7ea3af |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad69017e448190b337337431c6f797 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad6966c3108190bf2519f698dd3903 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 12:19 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.