Triple
T16732158
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Baby Bells |
E406617
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyBeforeBreakup |
P5815
|
FINISHED |
| Object | AT&T |
E89783
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: AT&T | Statement: [Baby Bells, parentCompanyBeforeBreakup, AT&T]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AT&T Context triple: [Baby Bells, parentCompanyBeforeBreakup, AT&T]
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A.
AT&T
chosen
AT&T is a major American telecommunications conglomerate known for providing wireless, internet, and media services nationwide.
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B.
Verizon
Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.
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C.
Bell Atlantic
Bell Atlantic was a major U.S. telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T, which later merged with GTE to become Verizon Communications.
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D.
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.
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E.
Alltel
Alltel was a major American wireless telecommunications company that provided mobile phone services across numerous U.S. states before being largely acquired by Verizon Wireless.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: parentCompanyBeforeBreakup Context triple: [Baby Bells, parentCompanyBeforeBreakup, AT&T]
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A.
formerParentCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity previously served as the parent company of another but no longer holds that status.
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B.
parentCompanyAfterMerger
Indicates that one company is the resulting parent company of another following a merger.
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C.
laterParentCompany
Indicates that one entity became the parent company of another entity at a later point in time, after some prior state or relationship.
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D.
parentCompanyAtStartOfPeriod
Indicates that one entity was the parent company of another at the beginning of a specified time period.
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E.
parentCompanyAtLaunch
Indicates that one company was the owning or controlling parent company of another entity at the time that entity was launched.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d8838f242881908abd8bc138795886 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e39c362bb88190921fab43d76c3ee8 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a009d4a94688190aabe56c34e8cc2c3 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:59 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e319c807788190901250ab6e0ca55f |
completed | April 18, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.