Triple
T5299779
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | AOL–Time Warner merger |
E119946
|
entity |
| Predicate | createdEntity |
P6165
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
AOL Time Warner
AOL Time Warner was a major American media and communications conglomerate formed by the merger of internet company AOL and media giant Time Warner in 2001.
|
E119946
|
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: AOL Time Warner | Statement: [AOL–Time Warner merger, createdEntity, AOL Time Warner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AOL Time Warner Context triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, createdEntity, AOL Time Warner]
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A.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
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B.
AOL–Time Warner merger
The AOL–Time Warner merger was a landmark 2000 corporate deal that combined internet giant AOL with media conglomerate Time Warner, later becoming infamous as one of the most disastrous mergers in business history.
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C.
AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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D.
Viacom
Viacom is a major American media conglomerate known for its extensive portfolio of television networks, film production, and entertainment brands.
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E.
Warner Communications
Warner Communications was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that became a core component of the later Time Warner corporation.
- 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: AOL Time Warner Triple: [AOL–Time Warner merger, createdEntity, AOL Time Warner]
Generated description
AOL Time Warner was a major American media and communications conglomerate formed by the merger of internet company AOL and media giant Time Warner in 2001.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AOL Time Warner Target entity description: AOL Time Warner was a major American media and communications conglomerate formed by the merger of internet company AOL and media giant Time Warner in 2001.
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A.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
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B.
AOL–Time Warner merger
chosen
The AOL–Time Warner merger was a landmark 2000 corporate deal that combined internet giant AOL with media conglomerate Time Warner, later becoming infamous as one of the most disastrous mergers in business history.
-
C.
AOL
AOL is a pioneering American internet and online services company best known for popularizing dial-up access and email in the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
D.
Viacom
Viacom is a major American media conglomerate known for its extensive portfolio of television networks, film production, and entertainment brands.
-
E.
Warner Communications
Warner Communications was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that became a core component of the later Time Warner corporation.
- F. None of above.
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_69bd446f22b88190b6a47fb91c68a3e7 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd850877688190a611d6293ca58d94 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf21b22be08190ad5d3d6b12b80bcb |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:54 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf221994c48190ab6f9bd827046660 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf227942c0819099df4b45bed37dbd |
completed | March 21, 2026, 10:58 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:53 p.m.