Triple
T5530394
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MCA Home Video |
E145032
|
entity |
| Predicate | mediaFormatDistributed |
P131
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Betamax
Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
|
E528969
|
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: Betamax | Statement: [MCA Home Video, mediaFormatDistributed, Betamax]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Betamax Context triple: [MCA Home Video, mediaFormatDistributed, Betamax]
-
A.
VHS
VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
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B.
LaserDisc
LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
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C.
Ampex
Ampex is an American electronics company renowned for pioneering professional audio and video tape recording technology.
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D.
Trinitron
Trinitron is Sony’s line of high-quality aperture grille cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, renowned for their sharp image, bright colors, and widespread use in televisions and computer monitors from the late 1960s onward.
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E.
Handycam
Handycam is Sony’s well-known line of compact consumer camcorders designed for easy handheld video recording.
- 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: Betamax Triple: [MCA Home Video, mediaFormatDistributed, Betamax]
Generated description
Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Betamax Target entity description: Betamax is an analog videocassette tape format introduced by Sony in the 1970s that became known for its high-quality recording and its famous format war with VHS.
-
A.
VHS
VHS is an analog videocassette tape format that became the dominant standard for home video recording and movie playback from the late 1970s through the 1990s.
-
B.
LaserDisc
LaserDisc is an early optical disc video format that provided higher-quality analog video and audio than VHS tapes and was popular among home theater enthusiasts before the rise of DVD.
-
C.
Ampex
Ampex is an American electronics company renowned for pioneering professional audio and video tape recording technology.
-
D.
Trinitron
Trinitron is Sony’s line of high-quality aperture grille cathode-ray tube (CRT) displays, renowned for their sharp image, bright colors, and widespread use in televisions and computer monitors from the late 1960s onward.
-
E.
Handycam
Handycam is Sony’s well-known line of compact consumer camcorders designed for easy handheld video recording.
- 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_69c008f9955881909bfa8348b56b4739 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c01f9b59bc8190a8758b3be54831e9 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 4:58 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c02805a174819096cd16f2c1ef2eb1 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c033ddc7148190ba64ebfc2472c367 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:24 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c036725fc481908ab0e260892d8243 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:35 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:34 p.m.