Triple
T9411179
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mitchells & Butlers plc |
E226709
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasMajorShareholder |
P1553
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Piedmont Inc.
Piedmont Inc. is a major shareholder and influential investor in the UK-based pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers plc.
|
E798019
|
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: Piedmont Inc. | Statement: [Mitchells & Butlers plc, hasMajorShareholder, Piedmont Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piedmont Inc. Context triple: [Mitchells & Butlers plc, hasMajorShareholder, Piedmont Inc.]
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A.
Piedmont Limited
The Piedmont Limited was a prominent Southern Railway passenger train that provided long-distance service in the southeastern United States during the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Potowmack Company
The Potowmack Company was an 18th-century enterprise, championed by George Washington, that sought to improve navigation on the Potomac River to link the Atlantic seaboard with the western frontier.
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C.
South West Company
South West Company was a 19th-century American fur trading enterprise established by prominent merchant and fur magnate John Jacob Astor.
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D.
Dorchester Company
Dorchester Company was a 17th-century English joint-stock company involved in early colonial ventures, particularly in New England.
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E.
Guber-Peters Company
Guber-Peters Company was a film and television production company co-founded by producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters, known for backing major Hollywood projects in the 1980s.
- 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: Piedmont Inc. Triple: [Mitchells & Butlers plc, hasMajorShareholder, Piedmont Inc.]
Generated description
Piedmont Inc. is a major shareholder and influential investor in the UK-based pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers plc.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Piedmont Inc. Target entity description: Piedmont Inc. is a major shareholder and influential investor in the UK-based pub and restaurant operator Mitchells & Butlers plc.
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A.
Piedmont Limited
The Piedmont Limited was a prominent Southern Railway passenger train that provided long-distance service in the southeastern United States during the early to mid-20th century.
-
B.
Potowmack Company
The Potowmack Company was an 18th-century enterprise, championed by George Washington, that sought to improve navigation on the Potomac River to link the Atlantic seaboard with the western frontier.
-
C.
South West Company
South West Company was a 19th-century American fur trading enterprise established by prominent merchant and fur magnate John Jacob Astor.
-
D.
Dorchester Company
Dorchester Company was a 17th-century English joint-stock company involved in early colonial ventures, particularly in New England.
-
E.
Guber-Peters Company
Guber-Peters Company was a film and television production company co-founded by producers Peter Guber and Jon Peters, known for backing major Hollywood projects in the 1980s.
- 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_69ca843280488190bc65600e843ef9e6 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd525785d48190a76c9940712e093a |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d107ab67808190a9184c0e8c2e727f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1083039948190b32f8854b31f53c2 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d108dbc1948190967c56ad877659cb |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:47 p.m.