Triple
T919525
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alibaba Group |
E19850
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMajorBusinessUnit |
P7588
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alibaba.com
Alibaba.com is a leading global online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects suppliers, primarily manufacturers and wholesalers, with buyers around the world.
|
E115074
|
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: Alibaba.com | Statement: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Alibaba.com]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alibaba.com Context triple: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Alibaba.com]
-
A.
Taobao
Taobao is a major Chinese online shopping platform known for its vast marketplace of consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer goods.
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B.
Tmall
Tmall is a major Chinese business-to-consumer online retail platform that hosts official brand stores and serves as a premium marketplace for domestic and international merchants.
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C.
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
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D.
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.
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E.
Lazada
Lazada is a leading Southeast Asian e-commerce platform offering a wide range of products through online marketplaces in multiple countries across the region.
- 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: Alibaba.com Triple: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Alibaba.com]
Generated description
Alibaba.com is a leading global online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects suppliers, primarily manufacturers and wholesalers, with buyers around the world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alibaba.com Target entity description: Alibaba.com is a leading global online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace that connects suppliers, primarily manufacturers and wholesalers, with buyers around the world.
-
A.
Taobao
Taobao is a major Chinese online shopping platform known for its vast marketplace of consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer goods.
-
B.
Tmall
Tmall is a major Chinese business-to-consumer online retail platform that hosts official brand stores and serves as a premium marketplace for domestic and international merchants.
-
C.
Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Lazada
Lazada is a leading Southeast Asian e-commerce platform offering a wide range of products through online marketplaces in multiple countries across the region.
- 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_69a4b74b789c8190b174f9b17dc46f9e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac16fbe454819085020fc245c959ed |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:15 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac1834bc84819087887abe63022b66 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:21 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac18f72b6481909f6204783f147192 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 12:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:40 p.m.