Triple

T1903070
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lumen Technologies E37735 entity
Predicate acquired P2511 FINISHED
Object Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications was a major U.S.-based telecommunications and internet backbone provider known for its extensive fiber-optic network and enterprise connectivity services.
 E37735 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: Level 3 Communications | Statement: [Lumen Technologies, acquired, Level 3 Communications]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Level 3 Communications
Context triple: [Lumen Technologies, acquired, Level 3 Communications]
  • A. 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.
  • B. Lucent Technologies
    Lucent Technologies was a major American telecommunications equipment company, spun off from AT&T, known for its Bell Labs research arm and contributions to networking and communications technology.
  • C. Charter Communications
    Charter Communications is a major American telecommunications and mass media company best known for operating the Spectrum brand of cable television, internet, and phone services.
  • D. Southern Telecom
    Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Level 3 Communications
Triple: [Lumen Technologies, acquired, Level 3 Communications]
Generated description
Level 3 Communications was a major U.S.-based telecommunications and internet backbone provider known for its extensive fiber-optic network and enterprise connectivity services.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Level 3 Communications
Target entity description: Level 3 Communications was a major U.S.-based telecommunications and internet backbone provider known for its extensive fiber-optic network and enterprise connectivity services.
  • A. Lumen Technologies chosen
    Lumen Technologies is a U.S.-based telecommunications and technology company that provides internet, networking, cloud, and security services to businesses and consumers.
  • B. Lucent Technologies
    Lucent Technologies was a major American telecommunications equipment company, spun off from AT&T, known for its Bell Labs research arm and contributions to networking and communications technology.
  • C. Charter Communications
    Charter Communications is a major American telecommunications and mass media company best known for operating the Spectrum brand of cable television, internet, and phone services.
  • D. Southern Telecom
    Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69a8861be7148190a680937ec451a304 completed March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb18f10e48190b2f8c64c42cc55f3 completed March 7, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69adeaf768888190885ffa1632537445 completed March 8, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69adeb8b3d2c8190b13c03ce944f436a completed March 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69adec123cc481908e55dfbe4f4da095 completed March 8, 2026, 9:37 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:35 p.m.