Triple
T3441309
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | TalkTalk |
E72570
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompany |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse is a UK-based mobile phone and telecommunications retailer known for selling handsets, contracts, and related services across high-street stores and online.
|
E356490
|
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: Carphone Warehouse | Statement: [TalkTalk, parentCompany, Carphone Warehouse]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carphone Warehouse Context triple: [TalkTalk, parentCompany, Carphone Warehouse]
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A.
Phones 4u
Phones 4u was a UK-based mobile phone retailer known for its high-street stores and prominent brand marketing before going into administration in 2014.
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B.
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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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.
Phones 4u Arena
Phones 4u Arena was the sponsored name, from 2013 to 2015, of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester now commonly known as Manchester Arena.
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E.
Telewest
Telewest was a major UK cable television, broadband, and telecommunications provider that later became part of Virgin Media through a merger.
- 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: Carphone Warehouse Triple: [TalkTalk, parentCompany, Carphone Warehouse]
Generated description
Carphone Warehouse is a UK-based mobile phone and telecommunications retailer known for selling handsets, contracts, and related services across high-street stores and online.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Carphone Warehouse Target entity description: Carphone Warehouse is a UK-based mobile phone and telecommunications retailer known for selling handsets, contracts, and related services across high-street stores and online.
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A.
Phones 4u
Phones 4u was a UK-based mobile phone retailer known for its high-street stores and prominent brand marketing before going into administration in 2014.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Vodafone UK
Vodafone UK is a major British telecommunications company providing mobile, broadband, and related services across the United Kingdom.
-
D.
Phones 4u Arena
Phones 4u Arena was the sponsored name, from 2013 to 2015, of the large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester now commonly known as Manchester Arena.
-
E.
Telewest
Telewest was a major UK cable television, broadband, and telecommunications provider that later became part of Virgin Media through a merger.
- 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_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_69b3548598088190907e13c88cb975fc |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b355a8da148190896dacf746630445 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b3561132888190b0439cd3d8e7bf96 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:16 p.m.