Triple
T919502
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alibaba Group |
E19850
|
entity |
| Predicate | owns |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
AliExpress
AliExpress is a global online retail marketplace that connects consumers worldwide with primarily Chinese manufacturers and sellers offering a wide range of low-cost products.
|
E108293
|
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: AliExpress | Statement: [Alibaba Group, owns, AliExpress]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AliExpress Context triple: [Alibaba Group, owns, AliExpress]
-
A.
eBay
eBay is a global e-commerce company best known for its online auction and consumer-to-consumer sales platform.
-
B.
Channel Express
Channel Express was a British airline that operated cargo and passenger services before rebranding and evolving into the low-cost carrier Jet2.com.
-
C.
Coupang
Coupang is a South Korean e-commerce company often called the “Amazon of Korea,” known for its ultra-fast delivery service and dominant online retail platform.
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D.
Amazon
Amazon is a multinational technology and e-commerce company best known for its vast online marketplace, cloud computing services through AWS, and significant influence on global retail and logistics.
-
E.
UP Express
UP Express is a dedicated airport rail link in Toronto that provides fast, frequent train service between Union Station downtown and Toronto Pearson International Airport.
- 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: AliExpress Triple: [Alibaba Group, owns, AliExpress]
Generated description
AliExpress is a global online retail marketplace that connects consumers worldwide with primarily Chinese manufacturers and sellers offering a wide range of low-cost products.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AliExpress Target entity description: AliExpress is a global online retail marketplace that connects consumers worldwide with primarily Chinese manufacturers and sellers offering a wide range of low-cost products.
-
A.
eBay
eBay is a global e-commerce company best known for its online auction and consumer-to-consumer sales platform.
-
B.
Channel Express
Channel Express was a British airline that operated cargo and passenger services before rebranding and evolving into the low-cost carrier Jet2.com.
-
C.
Coupang
Coupang is a South Korean e-commerce company often called the “Amazon of Korea,” known for its ultra-fast delivery service and dominant online retail platform.
-
D.
Amazon
Amazon is a multinational technology and e-commerce company best known for its vast online marketplace, cloud computing services through AWS, and significant influence on global retail and logistics.
-
E.
UP Express
UP Express is a dedicated airport rail link in Toronto that provides fast, frequent train service between Union Station downtown and Toronto Pearson International Airport.
- 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_69a493a099788190a696d9d8408cbaf4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b3103bf48190af3f8d8b2d0fe918 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7cf62b05c8190b348ccf1e527d38a |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:21 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a7d00886948190984a4e084bd66bf0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a7d066a3488190b4737ab9e8093892 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 6:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.