Triple
T919532
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alibaba Group |
E19850
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMajorBusinessUnit |
P7588
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Taobao and Tmall Group
Taobao and Tmall Group is Alibaba Group’s core e-commerce division, operating China’s leading online marketplaces for consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer retail.
|
E42930
|
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: Taobao and Tmall Group | Statement: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Taobao and Tmall Group]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taobao and Tmall Group Context triple: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Taobao and Tmall Group]
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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.
Cainiao Network
Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
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E.
Tencent
Tencent is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate known for its dominant social media, gaming, and digital services platforms such as WeChat and QQ.
- 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: Taobao and Tmall Group Triple: [Alibaba Group, hasMajorBusinessUnit, Taobao and Tmall Group]
Generated description
Taobao and Tmall Group is Alibaba Group’s core e-commerce division, operating China’s leading online marketplaces for consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer retail.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Taobao and Tmall Group Target entity description: Taobao and Tmall Group is Alibaba Group’s core e-commerce division, operating China’s leading online marketplaces for consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer retail.
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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
chosen
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.
Cainiao Network
Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
-
E.
Tencent
Tencent is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate known for its dominant social media, gaming, and digital services platforms such as WeChat and QQ.
- F. None of above.
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.