Triple
T7866843
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ameritech |
E182636
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object | SBC Communications |
E265825
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: SBC Communications | Statement: [Ameritech, acquiredBy, SBC Communications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SBC Communications Context triple: [Ameritech, acquiredBy, SBC Communications]
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A.
SBC Communications
chosen
SBC Communications was a major U.S. telecommunications company that grew through acquisitions and later rebranded as AT&T Inc.
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B.
Cincinnati Bell
Cincinnati Bell is a regional telecommunications company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing phone, internet, and related services to residential and business customers.
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C.
Qwest Communications International
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.
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D.
Cox Communications
Cox Communications is a major American telecommunications company that provides cable television, internet, and phone services to residential and business customers.
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E.
BellSouth
BellSouth was a major American telecommunications company, formerly one of the regional "Baby Bells" created after the breakup of AT&T, providing telephone and related services across the southeastern United States.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca82894d9081908a832bfce71a4714 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb38464274819080f182b53783fa84 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:58 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cbdf6fb33881908cf7bd68915aa6b4 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:54 p.m.