Triple
T18172940
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Napster |
E435076
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Roxio |
—
|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Roxio | Statement: [Napster, acquiredBy, Roxio]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roxio Context triple: [Napster, acquiredBy, Roxio]
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A.
Sharman Networks
Sharman Networks was the company behind the popular early-2000s peer-to-peer file-sharing service Kazaa, central to major legal battles over digital copyright infringement.
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B.
Apogee Software
Apogee Software is a pioneering American video game company best known for popularizing the shareware distribution model and launching influential titles in the early 1990s PC gaming era.
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C.
Avid Technology
Avid Technology is an American company known for developing professional audio and video editing tools widely used in film, television, and music production.
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D.
PolyGram
PolyGram was a major international music entertainment company and record label group, particularly influential in the late 20th century.
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E.
NCH
NCH is the abbreviation for the National Council on the Humanities, a federal advisory body that supports and guides the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roxio Target entity description: Roxio is a digital media software company best known for its CD/DVD burning and media management tools, which expanded into online music services after acquiring Napster.
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A.
Sharman Networks
Sharman Networks was the company behind the popular early-2000s peer-to-peer file-sharing service Kazaa, central to major legal battles over digital copyright infringement.
-
B.
Apogee Software
Apogee Software is a pioneering American video game company best known for popularizing the shareware distribution model and launching influential titles in the early 1990s PC gaming era.
-
C.
Avid Technology
Avid Technology is an American company known for developing professional audio and video editing tools widely used in film, television, and music production.
-
D.
PolyGram
PolyGram was a major international music entertainment company and record label group, particularly influential in the late 20th century.
-
E.
NCH
NCH is the abbreviation for the National Council on the Humanities, a federal advisory body that supports and guides the work of the National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8b90b7a188190b3fc7b8d4a6cd20a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4df56d0a88190af3f407d2a3bb74f |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:30 a.m.