Triple
T19709737
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercury Communications |
E473309
|
entity |
| Predicate | regulator |
P46
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Oftel |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Oftel | Statement: [Mercury Communications, regulator, Oftel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oftel Context triple: [Mercury Communications, regulator, Oftel]
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A.
Oftel
chosen
Oftel was the former UK telecommunications regulator responsible for overseeing and promoting competition in the telecoms industry before being replaced by Ofcom.
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B.
Carillion
Carillion was a major British multinational facilities management and construction services company that became widely known for its high-profile projects and controversial collapse in 2018.
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C.
Telewest
Telewest was a major UK cable television, broadband, and telecommunications provider that later became part of Virgin Media through a merger.
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D.
Opal Telecom
Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
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E.
Imperial Telegraph Administration
The Imperial Telegraph Administration was a late Qing dynasty government agency responsible for developing and managing China’s early telegraph and modern communications network.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64406f9808190acd74aa03c392eb0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.