Triple
T7492320
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | US West |
E177033
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mountain Bell
Mountain Bell was a regional Bell Operating Company that provided telephone service across several western U.S. states before being reorganized into US West.
|
E668837
|
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: Mountain Bell | Statement: [US West, predecessor, Mountain Bell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mountain Bell Context triple: [US West, predecessor, Mountain Bell]
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A.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
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B.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
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C.
Telus
Telus is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, television, and business communication services across Canada.
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D.
Bell MTS
Bell MTS is a Canadian telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, television, and phone services primarily in Manitoba.
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E.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
- 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: Mountain Bell Triple: [US West, predecessor, Mountain Bell]
Generated description
Mountain Bell was a regional Bell Operating Company that provided telephone service across several western U.S. states before being reorganized into US West.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mountain Bell Target entity description: Mountain Bell was a regional Bell Operating Company that provided telephone service across several western U.S. states before being reorganized into US West.
-
A.
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing phone, internet, and television services nationwide.
-
B.
Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a major Canadian telecommunications and media company providing wireless, cable, internet, and broadcasting services nationwide.
-
C.
Telus
Telus is a major Canadian telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, television, and business communication services across Canada.
-
D.
Bell MTS
Bell MTS is a Canadian telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, television, and phone services primarily in Manitoba.
-
E.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
- 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_69c69f2583808190bd1a4936c42a5815 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:15 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f5784c908190b701959daf082625 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c83c76a8988190bb5ff21731b19d4b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:39 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c83e4052b481908df2fc43c71b3b07 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c83ed33870819094b085229376da8a |
completed | March 28, 2026, 8:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:43 p.m.