Triple
T4412468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WS Atkins |
E94881
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentOrganization |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
SNC-Lavalin
SNC-Lavalin is a major Canadian engineering and construction group known for providing infrastructure, engineering, and project management services worldwide.
|
E438834
|
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: SNC-Lavalin | Statement: [WS Atkins, parentOrganization, SNC-Lavalin]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SNC-Lavalin Context triple: [WS Atkins, parentOrganization, SNC-Lavalin]
-
A.
Tractebel
Tractebel is an international engineering and consulting company specializing in energy, water, and infrastructure projects.
-
B.
Unocal Corporation
Unocal Corporation was a major American oil and gas company, historically known for its exploration and production activities in the United States and Asia, before being acquired by Chevron.
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C.
Murray & Roberts
Murray & Roberts is a major South African engineering and construction group known for delivering large, complex infrastructure and building projects worldwide.
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D.
Bechtel Corporation
Bechtel Corporation is a major American engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.
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E.
BESIX
BESIX is a major Belgian construction and engineering company known for delivering large-scale, high-profile projects 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: SNC-Lavalin Triple: [WS Atkins, parentOrganization, SNC-Lavalin]
Generated description
SNC-Lavalin is a major Canadian engineering and construction group known for providing infrastructure, engineering, and project management services worldwide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SNC-Lavalin Target entity description: SNC-Lavalin is a major Canadian engineering and construction group known for providing infrastructure, engineering, and project management services worldwide.
-
A.
Tractebel
Tractebel is an international engineering and consulting company specializing in energy, water, and infrastructure projects.
-
B.
Unocal Corporation
Unocal Corporation was a major American oil and gas company, historically known for its exploration and production activities in the United States and Asia, before being acquired by Chevron.
-
C.
Murray & Roberts
Murray & Roberts is a major South African engineering and construction group known for delivering large, complex infrastructure and building projects worldwide.
-
D.
Bechtel Corporation
Bechtel Corporation is a major American engineering, construction, and project management company known for large-scale infrastructure and energy projects worldwide.
-
E.
BESIX
BESIX is a major Belgian construction and engineering company known for delivering large-scale, high-profile projects 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_69b34539638c8190abfea3eb29425210 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b354e7b30c819082ee781dd202dcc4 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5f6131de08190968259a0be73cd3f |
completed | March 14, 2026, 11:58 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b5f76c8ea08190a6f6c81f0c3dcea7 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b5f7e313f48190afb83123e3b24926 |
completed | March 15, 2026, 12:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:29 p.m.