Triple
T3832641
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomson Marconi Sonar |
E91048
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompany |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
GEC-Marconi
GEC-Marconi was a major British defense electronics and telecommunications company known for its radar, sonar, and military systems before being absorbed into larger industry groups.
|
E392700
|
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: GEC-Marconi | Statement: [Thomson Marconi Sonar, parentCompany, GEC-Marconi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GEC-Marconi Context triple: [Thomson Marconi Sonar, parentCompany, GEC-Marconi]
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A.
Ferranti
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
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B.
Cranfield Aerospace
Cranfield Aerospace is a British aerospace company specializing in advanced aircraft design, research, and prototyping, particularly in innovative and experimental platforms.
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C.
Thomson SA
Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
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D.
Babcock International
Babcock International is a British aerospace, defense, and engineering services company that provides critical support to military and civil organizations, particularly in naval and nuclear sectors.
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E.
Serco Group
Serco Group is a British multinational outsourcing company that provides public services in sectors such as defense, transport, justice, immigration, and healthcare for governments and other organizations worldwide.
- 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: GEC-Marconi Triple: [Thomson Marconi Sonar, parentCompany, GEC-Marconi]
Generated description
GEC-Marconi was a major British defense electronics and telecommunications company known for its radar, sonar, and military systems before being absorbed into larger industry groups.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GEC-Marconi Target entity description: GEC-Marconi was a major British defense electronics and telecommunications company known for its radar, sonar, and military systems before being absorbed into larger industry groups.
-
A.
Ferranti
Ferranti was a pioneering British electrical engineering and computer company known for its early work in power systems and some of the first commercial computers.
-
B.
Cranfield Aerospace
Cranfield Aerospace is a British aerospace company specializing in advanced aircraft design, research, and prototyping, particularly in innovative and experimental platforms.
-
C.
Thomson SA
Thomson SA was a major French electronics and media conglomerate known for its consumer electronics, broadcasting, and defense-related technologies.
-
D.
Babcock International
Babcock International is a British aerospace, defense, and engineering services company that provides critical support to military and civil organizations, particularly in naval and nuclear sectors.
-
E.
Serco Group
Serco Group is a British multinational outsourcing company that provides public services in sectors such as defense, transport, justice, immigration, and healthcare for governments and other organizations worldwide.
- 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_69aed960b538819096561c8ed448dec9 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aeeb8787bc8190819a7af975b609df |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b503fcddb481909690b708754d3d8a |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5057089e88190b3c5b85503b3f8fa |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:51 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b505ec14b481909b71e66d68473c20 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:53 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:17 p.m.