Triple
T4817767
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercury Prize |
E107630
|
entity |
| Predicate | sponsor |
P67
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mercury Communications
Mercury Communications was a British telecommunications company that operated as a major competitor to British Telecom in the late 20th century.
|
E473309
|
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: Mercury Communications | Statement: [Mercury Prize, sponsor, Mercury Communications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury Communications Context triple: [Mercury Prize, sponsor, Mercury Communications]
-
A.
Alliance Communications
Alliance Communications is a film and television distribution company known for handling the release of various international and independent titles.
-
B.
Rush Communications
Rush Communications is a media and entertainment company created by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons that has encompassed ventures in music, film, fashion, and philanthropy.
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C.
Mosaic Communications Corporation
Mosaic Communications Corporation was the original name of the company that became Netscape Communications, an early pioneer in commercial web browser development.
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D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
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E.
Carlton Communications
Carlton Communications was a major British media company best known for its television broadcasting interests, including its role as a prominent ITV franchise holder in the UK.
- 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: Mercury Communications Triple: [Mercury Prize, sponsor, Mercury Communications]
Generated description
Mercury Communications was a British telecommunications company that operated as a major competitor to British Telecom in the late 20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mercury Communications Target entity description: Mercury Communications was a British telecommunications company that operated as a major competitor to British Telecom in the late 20th century.
-
A.
Alliance Communications
Alliance Communications is a film and television distribution company known for handling the release of various international and independent titles.
-
B.
Rush Communications
Rush Communications is a media and entertainment company created by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons that has encompassed ventures in music, film, fashion, and philanthropy.
-
C.
Mosaic Communications Corporation
Mosaic Communications Corporation was the original name of the company that became Netscape Communications, an early pioneer in commercial web browser development.
-
D.
Southern Telecom
Southern Telecom is a telecommunications subsidiary of Southern Company that provides fiber-optic network and related communication services.
-
E.
Carlton Communications
Carlton Communications was a major British media company best known for its television broadcasting interests, including its role as a prominent ITV franchise holder in the UK.
- 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_69bd43f9efa081908314cb3e94fa1695 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6c95b0ec8190a562541b0d7417cb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be4db8cb208190bda1d6df46391dfa |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:50 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be502cf49c8190b117b1e5167a9811 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be51f7859c81908c6e6d375754749d |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:24 p.m.