Triple
T3441156
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NTL |
E72566
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompanyAfterRebrand |
P5441
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Virgin Media Inc.
Virgin Media Inc. is a major UK-based telecommunications and media company providing broadband, television, mobile, and landline services under the Virgin brand.
|
E15020
|
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: Virgin Media Inc. | Statement: [NTL, parentCompanyAfterRebrand, Virgin Media Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin Media Inc. Context triple: [NTL, parentCompanyAfterRebrand, Virgin Media Inc.]
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A.
Virgin Media (UK)
Virgin Media (UK) is a major British telecommunications and media company providing cable television, broadband internet, and phone services across the United Kingdom.
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B.
Virgin Media (Ireland)
Virgin Media (Ireland) is a major Irish telecommunications and cable TV provider offering broadband, television, and phone services across Ireland.
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C.
Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK is a major British telecommunications company providing mobile, broadband, and related services across the United Kingdom.
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D.
Telefónica UK
Telefónica UK is a major British telecommunications company best known for operating the O2 mobile network and providing mobile, broadband, and related digital services across the United Kingdom.
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E.
Liberty Global
Liberty Global is a multinational telecommunications and television company that operates cable, broadband, and media services across Europe and other regions.
- 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: Virgin Media Inc. Triple: [NTL, parentCompanyAfterRebrand, Virgin Media Inc.]
Generated description
Virgin Media Inc. is a major UK-based telecommunications and media company providing broadband, television, mobile, and landline services under the Virgin brand.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virgin Media Inc. Target entity description: Virgin Media Inc. is a major UK-based telecommunications and media company providing broadband, television, mobile, and landline services under the Virgin brand.
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A.
Virgin Media (UK)
chosen
Virgin Media (UK) is a major British telecommunications and media company providing cable television, broadband internet, and phone services across the United Kingdom.
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B.
Virgin Media (Ireland)
Virgin Media (Ireland) is a major Irish telecommunications and cable TV provider offering broadband, television, and phone services across Ireland.
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C.
Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK is a major British telecommunications company providing mobile, broadband, and related services across the United Kingdom.
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D.
Telefónica UK
Telefónica UK is a major British telecommunications company best known for operating the O2 mobile network and providing mobile, broadband, and related digital services across the United Kingdom.
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E.
Liberty Global
Liberty Global is a multinational telecommunications and television company that operates cable, broadband, and media services across Europe and other regions.
- F. None of above.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: parentCompanyAfterRebrand Context triple: [NTL, parentCompanyAfterRebrand, Virgin Media Inc.]
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A.
parentCompanyAfterMerger
Indicates that one company is the resulting parent company of another following a merger.
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B.
formerParentCompany
Indicates that one entity previously served as the parent company of another but no longer holds that status.
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C.
laterParentCompany
chosen
Indicates that one entity became the parent company of another entity at a later point in time, after some prior state or relationship.
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D.
companyRenamedBackTo
Indicates that a company reverted its name from a newer one back to a previous or original name.
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E.
companyRenamedTo
Indicates that a company has changed its official name from a previous one to a new specified name.
- 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_69ad85af50288190a854b76653deee6f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adba276b708190949f294a8d09ec7b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c36c12008190b21c47091a4e2ca6 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b4c4215ba481908d9d8eeb24ea298b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b4c494ad80819084d6aa10fe62a63b |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69adae00ad588190bef24373b58a2e1a |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m.