Triple
T2908957
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bear Stearns |
E63634
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCompetitor |
P11706
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers was a major global investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy became a central event in the global financial crisis.
|
E309477
|
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: Lehman Brothers | Statement: [Bear Stearns, notableCompetitor, Lehman Brothers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lehman Brothers Context triple: [Bear Stearns, notableCompetitor, Lehman Brothers]
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A.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
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B.
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
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C.
Enron
Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
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D.
Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers was a prominent Wall Street investment bank known for its influential role in the bond market and its aggressive trading culture in the late 20th century.
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E.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a long-established American private investment bank and financial services firm known for its influential role in U.S. and global finance.
- 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: Lehman Brothers Triple: [Bear Stearns, notableCompetitor, Lehman Brothers]
Generated description
Lehman Brothers was a major global investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy became a central event in the global financial crisis.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lehman Brothers Target entity description: Lehman Brothers was a major global investment bank whose 2008 bankruptcy became a central event in the global financial crisis.
-
A.
Bear Stearns
Bear Stearns was a major American investment bank and brokerage firm that collapsed during the 2008 financial crisis and was acquired by JPMorgan Chase.
-
B.
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual was a former major U.S. savings and loan association that became the largest bank failure in American history during the 2008 financial crisis.
-
C.
Enron
Enron was a major American energy company that became infamous for one of the largest corporate frauds and bankruptcies in history, leading to sweeping reforms in financial regulation and corporate governance.
-
D.
Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers was a prominent Wall Street investment bank known for its influential role in the bond market and its aggressive trading culture in the late 20th century.
-
E.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. is a long-established American private investment bank and financial services firm known for its influential role in U.S. and global finance.
- 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_69ab4c44ab448190b9411324e8a1fc1d |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abe0d329c88190b6fcaef0be1799eb |
completed | March 7, 2026, 8:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b056173a988190be02619d909cdb25 |
completed | March 10, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b05f640afc8190bf9b5b90ff7c9b0e |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b06010c1948190a2e13084a79b106b |
completed | March 10, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 10:11 p.m.