Triple
T7702899
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | GPC |
E174542
|
entity |
| Predicate | tobaccoCompany |
P78372
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Brown & Williamson |
E32524
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Brown & Williamson | Statement: [GPC, tobaccoCompany, Brown & Williamson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brown & Williamson Context triple: [GPC, tobaccoCompany, Brown & Williamson]
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A.
Brown & Williamson
chosen
Brown & Williamson was a major American tobacco company, known as one of the largest cigarette manufacturers in the United States and a key party in landmark tobacco litigation and regulation.
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B.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is a major American tobacco manufacturer best known for brands like Camel and Winston and as one of the largest cigarette producers in the United States.
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C.
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Lorillard Tobacco Company was a major American tobacco manufacturer, known for brands like Newport, that played a central role in the U.S. cigarette industry before its acquisition by Reynolds American.
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D.
Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Philip Morris Companies Inc. was a major American tobacco and consumer products conglomerate that later restructured and rebranded as Altria Group, Inc.
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E.
American Tobacco Company
The American Tobacco Company was a dominant U.S. tobacco conglomerate founded in the late 19th century by James B. Duke that became one of the original antitrust "trusts" before being broken up by the federal government.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: tobaccoCompany Context triple: [GPC, tobaccoCompany, Brown & Williamson]
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A.
roleInAmericanTobaccoCompany
Indicates that one entity holds or held a specific position, function, or role within the American Tobacco Company.
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B.
usesTobaccoType
Indicates that an entity consumes or makes use of a specified type or form of tobacco.
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C.
isCombustibleTobaccoProduct
Indicates that a product is a tobacco-based item intended to be burned or otherwise combusted for use.
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D.
canBeSmoked
Indicates that something is suitable or able to be consumed by smoking.
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E.
nicotineLevel
Indicates the amount or concentration of nicotine present in or associated with an entity.
- 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_69c6995a72cc8190998e56daa6f8e453 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c70402169481909b219dc5f4a64b9b |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8f30c099081909aaeac321fbf0066 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 9:38 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c70165e78c8190bf6b3c34e243cb81 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c7040091608190a9e46ecfb2ff0bca |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:03 p.m.