Triple
T3035069
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | transcontinental telegraph |
E82988
|
entity |
| Predicate | builtBy |
P972
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Pacific Telegraph Company
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
|
E320216
|
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: Pacific Telegraph Company | Statement: [transcontinental telegraph, builtBy, Pacific Telegraph Company]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Telegraph Company Context triple: [transcontinental telegraph, builtBy, Pacific Telegraph Company]
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A.
Great Northern Telegraph Company
The Great Northern Telegraph Company was a major 19th-century international telegraph firm that operated extensive submarine cable networks connecting Europe with Asia.
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B.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
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C.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
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D.
American Marconi Company
The American Marconi Company was the U.S. subsidiary of Guglielmo Marconi’s wireless telegraphy enterprise, a pioneering firm in early radio communication technology and operations.
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E.
New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company
The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company was the 19th-century telegraph firm that later became known as Western Union, a major American telecommunications company.
- 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: Pacific Telegraph Company Triple: [transcontinental telegraph, builtBy, Pacific Telegraph Company]
Generated description
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pacific Telegraph Company Target entity description: The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
-
A.
Great Northern Telegraph Company
The Great Northern Telegraph Company was a major 19th-century international telegraph firm that operated extensive submarine cable networks connecting Europe with Asia.
-
B.
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company was the pioneering telecommunications firm established in the late 19th century that evolved into the core of the Bell System and laid the foundation for modern telephone service in North America.
-
C.
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) is a major American telecommunications corporation historically known for its nationwide telephone service monopoly and significant contributions to communications technology.
-
D.
American Marconi Company
The American Marconi Company was the U.S. subsidiary of Guglielmo Marconi’s wireless telegraphy enterprise, a pioneering firm in early radio communication technology and operations.
-
E.
New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company
The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company was the 19th-century telegraph firm that later became known as Western Union, a major American telecommunications company.
- 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_69ad8b21a62881908ec5dd4fba4a187c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad9b2a40b48190bfa7cdbb0fbd87f8 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1dec577d481909a659607c17983ce |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:29 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1df61bb208190b7714ff14ff81a99 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:32 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1dfd8fc5481908f1e130226d606fb |
completed | March 11, 2026, 9:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:01 p.m.