Triple
T2424997
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BellSouth |
E53504
|
entity |
| Predicate | coOwnedWith |
P3498
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
SBC Communications
SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
|
E265825
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: SBC Communications | Statement: [BellSouth, coOwnedWith, SBC Communications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SBC Communications Context triple: [BellSouth, coOwnedWith, SBC Communications]
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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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is a major American telecommunications and mass media company best known for operating the Spectrum brand of cable television, internet, and phone services.
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E.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication 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: SBC Communications Triple: [BellSouth, coOwnedWith, SBC Communications]
Generated description
SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SBC Communications Target entity description: SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T 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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
Charter Communications
Charter Communications is a major American telecommunications and mass media company best known for operating the Spectrum brand of cable television, internet, and phone services.
-
E.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coOwnedWith Context triple: [BellSouth, coOwnedWith, SBC Communications]
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A.
sharesOwnershipWith
chosen
Indicates that two or more entities jointly hold ownership rights or stakes in the same asset, resource, or organization.
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B.
sharesCustodyWith
Indicates that two or more parties jointly hold legal responsibility and decision-making authority for the care and upbringing of the same dependent, typically a child.
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C.
coFounderWith
Indicates that two or more entities jointly founded the same organization or venture.
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D.
coSignedWith
Indicates that an entity has jointly signed a document, agreement, or obligation together with another entity.
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E.
coManagedWith
Indicates that two or more entities share joint responsibility or authority in managing the same resource, project, or process.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ab495c44d48190b7235b23719bc3f6 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc9f342e88190a430b02842ded418 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebf61088481909d79e822e4071456 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aec2e4fee481909704d329ad92f4ad |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:53 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec39bb6a4819084652814e18f60d4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69abc5a889948190b77de4ef6ac815a8 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m.