Triple
T3441163
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NTL |
E72566
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Telewest (prior to merger) |
E72567
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Telewest (prior to merger) | Statement: [NTL, competitor, Telewest (prior to merger)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Telewest (prior to merger) Context triple: [NTL, competitor, Telewest (prior to merger)]
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A.
Telewest
chosen
Telewest was a major UK cable television, broadband, and telecommunications provider that later became part of Virgin Media through a merger.
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B.
Opal Telecom
Opal Telecom was a UK-based telecommunications provider that became part of TalkTalk’s business services operations following its acquisition.
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C.
Telstra
Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications and media company, providing mobile, internet, and other communication services nationwide.
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D.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
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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.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69b367fa3bc48190a3ed0bb8a5d8e8b2 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:27 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m.