Triple

T16732291
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject SWBT E406619 entity
Predicate historicalBrandOf P1501 FINISHED
Object SBC Communications Inc. E265825 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: SBC Communications Inc. | Statement: [SWBT, historicalBrandOf, SBC Communications Inc.]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: SBC Communications Inc.
Context triple: [SWBT, historicalBrandOf, SBC Communications Inc.]
  • A. SBC Communications chosen
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • B. Embarq Corporation
    Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
  • C. Frontier Communications
    Frontier Communications is a U.S.-based telecommunications company that provides internet, phone, and television services, primarily to residential and business customers in rural and suburban areas.
  • D. Cincinnati Bell
    Cincinnati Bell is a regional telecommunications company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing phone, internet, and related services to residential and business customers.
  • E. Qwest Communications International
    Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.
  • 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: historicalBrandOf
Context triple: [SWBT, historicalBrandOf, SBC Communications Inc.]
  • A. introducedAsBrandBy
    Indicates that one entity was presented or launched to the public or a market as a brand by another entity.
  • B. historicallyBorneBy
    Indicates that an entity has carried, possessed, or used another entity (such as a name, title, or symbol) at some point in the past.
  • C. formerBrand chosen
    Indicates that an entity was previously used or recognized as a brand for another entity but is no longer its current brand.
  • D. brandFounded
    Indicates that a specific brand was established or created at a particular point in time or by a particular founder or entity.
  • E. brandEvolution
    Indicates how a brand’s identity, positioning, or attributes change and develop over time.
  • 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_6a00aaf1853c819084d636afe8f3cb2e completed May 10, 2026, 3:57 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e319c807788190901250ab6e0ca55f completed April 18, 2026, 5:42 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:20 a.m.