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]
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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]
  • A. sharesOwnershipWith chosen
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly hold ownership rights or stakes in the same asset, resource, or organization.
  • 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.
  • C. coFounderWith
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly founded the same organization or venture.
  • D. coSignedWith
    Indicates that an entity has jointly signed a document, agreement, or obligation together with another entity.
  • 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.