Triple
T2188168
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BCE Inc. |
E49798
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyOf |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bell Aliant (historical)
Bell Aliant (historical) was a major Canadian telecommunications company that provided landline, internet, and TV services primarily in Atlantic Canada before being fully absorbed into BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada operations.
|
E242266
|
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: Bell Aliant (historical) | Statement: [BCE Inc., parentCompanyOf, Bell Aliant (historical)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell Aliant (historical) Context triple: [BCE Inc., parentCompanyOf, Bell Aliant (historical)]
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A.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
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B.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
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C.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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D.
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell was a major regional telephone company in the United States that later became part of AT&T through mergers and rebranding.
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E.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
- 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: Bell Aliant (historical) Triple: [BCE Inc., parentCompanyOf, Bell Aliant (historical)]
Generated description
Bell Aliant (historical) was a major Canadian telecommunications company that provided landline, internet, and TV services primarily in Atlantic Canada before being fully absorbed into BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada operations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bell Aliant (historical) Target entity description: Bell Aliant (historical) was a major Canadian telecommunications company that provided landline, internet, and TV services primarily in Atlantic Canada before being fully absorbed into BCE Inc.’s Bell Canada operations.
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A.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
-
B.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
-
C.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
D.
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell was a major regional telephone company in the United States that later became part of AT&T through mergers and rebranding.
-
E.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
- 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_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf373c608190b7716c137b3e9fe9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae5dada268819082ddc4acd58e19f3 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae5e5fe37c8190bcf73200d32f5faa |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:45 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae5ed1e3208190b46d5e8361c2a5f6 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:46 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.