Triple
T1937551
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MCI Inc. |
E41476
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
WorldCom, Inc.
WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
|
E216124
|
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: WorldCom, Inc. | Statement: [MCI Inc., formerName, WorldCom, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WorldCom, Inc. Context triple: [MCI Inc., formerName, WorldCom, Inc.]
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A.
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.
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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.
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C.
NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
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D.
BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
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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: WorldCom, Inc. Triple: [MCI Inc., formerName, WorldCom, Inc.]
Generated description
WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WorldCom, Inc. Target entity description: WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
-
A.
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.
-
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.
NYNEX
NYNEX was a regional Bell operating company that provided telecommunications services in the northeastern United States following the breakup of AT&T.
-
D.
BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
-
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
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_69a88649b24c819080047f26b6db2ded |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb2c752fc81909baf38ff1cdeb18c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adf3f6285c8190925af156f49cf9a2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adf4aea46481908b5da7c4251dd867 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adf52b63c481908fcb9db4c40875b4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.