Triple
T2416345
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alcatel |
E52311
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alcatel Alsthom
Alcatel Alsthom was a major French industrial conglomerate active in telecommunications, power generation, and transport infrastructure before being restructured and rebranded as Alcatel.
|
E264558
|
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: Alcatel Alsthom | Statement: [Alcatel, formerName, Alcatel Alsthom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alcatel Alsthom Context triple: [Alcatel, formerName, Alcatel Alsthom]
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A.
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) is a major global rail transport manufacturer known for producing trains, trams, and related railway systems and equipment.
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B.
Tractebel
Tractebel is an international engineering and consulting company specializing in energy, water, and infrastructure projects.
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C.
Siemens Transportation Systems
Siemens Transportation Systems is a division of Siemens AG that designs and manufactures rail vehicles and related transportation infrastructure and technologies.
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D.
Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail is a global rail transport and engineering company that designs, manufactures, and maintains trains and railway systems for urban, intercity, and high-speed networks.
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E.
Bouygues
Bouygues is a major French industrial group primarily active in construction, real estate development, media, and telecommunications.
- 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: Alcatel Alsthom Triple: [Alcatel, formerName, Alcatel Alsthom]
Generated description
Alcatel Alsthom was a major French industrial conglomerate active in telecommunications, power generation, and transport infrastructure before being restructured and rebranded as Alcatel.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alcatel Alsthom Target entity description: Alcatel Alsthom was a major French industrial conglomerate active in telecommunications, power generation, and transport infrastructure before being restructured and rebranded as Alcatel.
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A.
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) is a major global rail transport manufacturer known for producing trains, trams, and related railway systems and equipment.
-
B.
Tractebel
Tractebel is an international engineering and consulting company specializing in energy, water, and infrastructure projects.
-
C.
Siemens Transportation Systems
Siemens Transportation Systems is a division of Siemens AG that designs and manufactures rail vehicles and related transportation infrastructure and technologies.
-
D.
Hitachi Rail
Hitachi Rail is a global rail transport and engineering company that designs, manufactures, and maintains trains and railway systems for urban, intercity, and high-speed networks.
-
E.
Bouygues
Bouygues is a major French industrial group primarily active in construction, real estate development, media, and telecommunications.
- 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_69ab495622948190bc6bc6e4cddaf645 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc94d048481908409d60129aef747 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebf4a784c819082c47e3936242478 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec28e0e38819085027240e2b3eb1b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec34a9a0481908c1033cb7d4b1516 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.