Triple

T7492323
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject US West E177033 entity
Predicate successor P78 FINISHED
Object Qwest Communications International E212586 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: Qwest Communications International | Statement: [US West, successor, Qwest Communications International]

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: Qwest Communications International
Context triple: [US West, successor, Qwest Communications International]
  • A. Qwest Communications International chosen
    Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.
  • B. SBC Communications
    SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
  • C. Ameritech
    Ameritech was a regional telecommunications company formed after the breakup of AT&T’s Bell System, serving the Midwestern United States with local and long-distance phone services.
  • D. Nextel Communications
    Nextel Communications was a major U.S. wireless telecommunications company best known for its push-to-talk mobile services before its merger with Sprint.
  • E. Cincinnati Bell
    Cincinnati Bell is a regional telecommunications company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing phone, internet, and related services to residential and business customers.
  • 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_69c69f2583808190bd1a4936c42a5815 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f5784c908190b701959daf082625 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c856acc3208190985e10c285f41e02 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:43 p.m.