Triple
T18861836
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CBS Outdoor |
E461328
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyFormerName |
P5815
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split) |
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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: Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split) | Statement: [CBS Outdoor, parentCompanyFormerName, Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split) Context triple: [CBS Outdoor, parentCompanyFormerName, Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split)]
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A.
Viacom Enterprises
Viacom Enterprises was the television syndication and distribution arm of Viacom, responsible for licensing and distributing a wide range of TV programming before later corporate reorganizations and rebrandings.
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B.
Viacom
chosen
Viacom is a major American media conglomerate known for its extensive portfolio of television networks, film production, and entertainment brands.
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C.
Viacom Productions
Viacom Productions was a major American television production company known for creating and distributing a wide range of popular TV series before being succeeded by CBS Studios.
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D.
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation was a major American mass media conglomerate best known for owning the CBS television network and various broadcasting and entertainment assets.
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E.
Turner Broadcasting System
Turner Broadcasting System is a major American media company best known for operating cable television networks such as CNN, TBS, and TNT.
- 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: parentCompanyFormerName Context triple: [CBS Outdoor, parentCompanyFormerName, Viacom Inc. (indirectly, before CBS split)]
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A.
underlyingCompanyFormerName
Indicates that the object is a former or previous legal name by which the underlying company (the subject) was known.
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B.
formerParentCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity previously served as the parent company of another but no longer holds that status.
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C.
majorCompanyFormerlyHeadquartered
Indicates that a company was previously headquartered in a particular location but is no longer based there.
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D.
associatedCompanyFormerlyIndependent
Indicates that the associated company was once an independent entity before becoming linked to or integrated with another organization.
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E.
parentCompanyAtStartOfPeriod
Indicates that one entity was the parent company of another at the beginning of a specified time period.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (3 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_69d8dcfb7b9c8190854e7b171b98ea2e |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5c06184d88190bd05413a07a8c9ce |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:57 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69e48d2166b88190add38de96cedc65c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 8:06 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:57 a.m.