Triple
T6311223
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Novartis |
E141505
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ciba-Geigy
Ciba-Geigy was a major Swiss pharmaceutical and chemical company that became one of the predecessors of Novartis after its merger with Sandoz in 1996.
|
E584144
|
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: Ciba-Geigy | Statement: [Novartis, foundedBy, Ciba-Geigy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ciba-Geigy Context triple: [Novartis, foundedBy, Ciba-Geigy]
-
A.
Bayer
Bayer is a major German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company known for products such as aspirin and its work in healthcare and agriculture.
-
B.
Schering
Schering is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Schering, a 19th-century pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
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C.
Syntex
Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
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D.
Hoechst
Hoechst was a major German chemical and pharmaceutical company that later became part of the conglomerate IG Farben.
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E.
SmithKline Beckman
SmithKline Beckman was a major American pharmaceutical and diagnostics company formed by the merger of SmithKline and Beckman Instruments, later becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
- 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: Ciba-Geigy Triple: [Novartis, foundedBy, Ciba-Geigy]
Generated description
Ciba-Geigy was a major Swiss pharmaceutical and chemical company that became one of the predecessors of Novartis after its merger with Sandoz in 1996.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ciba-Geigy Target entity description: Ciba-Geigy was a major Swiss pharmaceutical and chemical company that became one of the predecessors of Novartis after its merger with Sandoz in 1996.
-
A.
Bayer
Bayer is a major German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company known for products such as aspirin and its work in healthcare and agriculture.
-
B.
Schering
Schering is a German surname most notably associated with Ernst Schering, a 19th-century pharmacist and founder of the pharmaceutical company Schering AG.
-
C.
Syntex
Syntex was a pioneering pharmaceutical company best known for its role in developing the first oral contraceptive pill and advancing steroid chemistry.
-
D.
Hoechst
Hoechst was a major German chemical and pharmaceutical company that later became part of the conglomerate IG Farben.
-
E.
SmithKline Beckman
SmithKline Beckman was a major American pharmaceutical and diagnostics company formed by the merger of SmithKline and Beckman Instruments, later becoming part of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
- 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_69c008d00efc8190a36c05b4b4a3bf4b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c0649d1e048190a3fc7fbce9d2ee57 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c5e461e2ec8190af7198a03edb1ff7 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c5e66e8b3c8190bd4cd960b91de473 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c5e6e40c588190898ad952b71e5b11 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:28 p.m.