Triple

T7374132
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Suez E170080 entity
Predicate hasCompetitor P1375 FINISHED
Object Veolia Environnement E132003 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Veolia Environnement | Statement: [Suez, hasCompetitor, Veolia Environnement]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Veolia Environnement
Context triple: [Suez, hasCompetitor, Veolia Environnement]
  • A. Veolia Environnement chosen
    Veolia Environnement is a French multinational company specializing in water, waste, and energy management services worldwide.
  • B. Suez Environnement
    Suez Environnement was a French multinational company specializing in water and waste management services before being rebranded under the Suez name.
  • C. GDF Suez
    GDF Suez was a major French multinational energy company, primarily active in electricity and natural gas, that later rebranded as Engie.
  • D. Dalkia
    Dalkia is a French energy services company specializing in energy efficiency, district heating and cooling, and sustainable energy solutions for buildings and industry.
  • E. SUEZ Recycling and Recovery
    SUEZ Recycling and Recovery is a subsidiary of the SUEZ Group specializing in waste management, recycling, and resource recovery services.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c68a5bfaac81909ce7f001dfb70c76 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f1a6643c81909d626c8b6a7a11fd ner completed
NED1 batch_69c810de7618819099ab4ff328255d92 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:07 p.m.