Triple
T2188185
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BCE Inc. |
E49798
|
entity |
| Predicate | subsidiary |
P258
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Northwestel
Northwestel is a Canadian telecommunications company that provides phone, internet, and related services to northern communities, including in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern British Columbia.
|
E242270
|
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: Northwestel | Statement: [BCE Inc., subsidiary, Northwestel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwestel Context triple: [BCE Inc., subsidiary, Northwestel]
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A.
Pacific Telesis
Pacific Telesis was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T, serving as one of the Baby Bells providing local telephone and related services in the western United States.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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E.
Liberty Global
Liberty Global is a multinational telecommunications and television company that operates cable, broadband, and media services across Europe and other regions.
- 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: Northwestel Triple: [BCE Inc., subsidiary, Northwestel]
Generated description
Northwestel is a Canadian telecommunications company that provides phone, internet, and related services to northern communities, including in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern British Columbia.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Northwestel Target entity description: Northwestel is a Canadian telecommunications company that provides phone, internet, and related services to northern communities, including in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and northern British Columbia.
-
A.
Pacific Telesis
Pacific Telesis was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T, serving as one of the Baby Bells providing local telephone and related services in the western United States.
-
B.
Telewest
Telewest was a major UK cable television, broadband, and telecommunications provider that later became part of Virgin Media through a merger.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
E.
Liberty Global
Liberty Global is a multinational telecommunications and television company that operates cable, broadband, and media services across Europe and other regions.
- 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.