Triple
T2978862
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Burroughs Corporation |
E80461
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Control Data Corporation
Control Data Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its powerful mainframe and supercomputer systems during the 1960s and 1970s.
|
E317210
|
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: Control Data Corporation | Statement: [Burroughs Corporation, competitor, Control Data Corporation]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Control Data Corporation Context triple: [Burroughs Corporation, competitor, Control Data Corporation]
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A.
Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
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B.
Interactive Data Corporation
Interactive Data Corporation was a leading provider of financial market data, analytics, and related services to financial institutions and investors.
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C.
Electronic Data Systems
Electronic Data Systems was a major American information technology services company known for providing outsourcing, consulting, and systems integration solutions to large enterprises and governments worldwide.
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D.
Perot Systems
Perot Systems was an American information technology services and consulting company founded by Ross Perot that provided outsourcing, systems integration, and technology solutions to businesses and governments worldwide.
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E.
NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
- 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: Control Data Corporation Triple: [Burroughs Corporation, competitor, Control Data Corporation]
Generated description
Control Data Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its powerful mainframe and supercomputer systems during the 1960s and 1970s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Control Data Corporation Target entity description: Control Data Corporation was a pioneering American computer company best known for its powerful mainframe and supercomputer systems during the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
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B.
Interactive Data Corporation
Interactive Data Corporation was a leading provider of financial market data, analytics, and related services to financial institutions and investors.
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C.
Electronic Data Systems
Electronic Data Systems was a major American information technology services company known for providing outsourcing, consulting, and systems integration solutions to large enterprises and governments worldwide.
-
D.
Perot Systems
Perot Systems was an American information technology services and consulting company founded by Ross Perot that provided outsourcing, systems integration, and technology solutions to businesses and governments worldwide.
-
E.
NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation is a global technology company best known for its point-of-sale systems, ATMs, and other financial and retail transaction solutions.
- 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_69ad8b15f6ac8190be5fd16a33edcb4f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad999cca40819082e2d6d10bdb7872 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b108ef607c8190865b079beb1b6da5 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:17 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b10bc71c708190b1e620d41278c3e0 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b10c43a7c48190b63a7b3f0f180d44 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.