Triple
T6525450
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | 3M |
E151290
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Hermon Cable
Hermon Cable was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the company that became 3M.
|
E602878
|
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: Hermon Cable | Statement: [3M, foundedBy, Hermon Cable]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermon Cable Context triple: [3M, foundedBy, Hermon Cable]
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A.
Sterling Manhattan Cable
Sterling Manhattan Cable was an early New York City cable television company that became a precursor to modern cable networks and helped launch the career of media mogul Charles F. Dolan.
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B.
Copperline
"Copperline" is a reflective folk-rock song by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, known for its nostalgic lyrics about his North Carolina childhood.
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C.
American Cable Systems
American Cable Systems was the original cable television company that later evolved into Comcast Corporation, one of the largest media and telecommunications conglomerates in the United States.
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D.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
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E.
Pacific Telegraph Company
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
- 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: Hermon Cable Triple: [3M, foundedBy, Hermon Cable]
Generated description
Hermon Cable was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the company that became 3M.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hermon Cable Target entity description: Hermon Cable was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as one of the founders of the company that became 3M.
-
A.
Sterling Manhattan Cable
Sterling Manhattan Cable was an early New York City cable television company that became a precursor to modern cable networks and helped launch the career of media mogul Charles F. Dolan.
-
B.
Copperline
"Copperline" is a reflective folk-rock song by American singer-songwriter James Taylor, known for its nostalgic lyrics about his North Carolina childhood.
-
C.
American Cable Systems
American Cable Systems was the original cable television company that later evolved into Comcast Corporation, one of the largest media and telecommunications conglomerates in the United States.
-
D.
Northern Electric
Northern Electric was a Canadian telecommunications and electrical equipment manufacturer that later evolved into Northern Telecom (Nortel), a major global telecom company.
-
E.
Pacific Telegraph Company
The Pacific Telegraph Company was a 19th-century American telegraph firm instrumental in establishing long-distance telegraph communication across the United States.
- 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_69c687f522748190b3058405553cdabd |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ada77b448190b6e0e07494fb4dd3 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6d5271b7c8190a602f6ec72efe04c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6d622831c8190b09b8539e36afb7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:10 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6d6b00ebc8190b893b3e209bf07c0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:45 p.m.