Triple
T100425
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
E2027
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
AT&T Engineering Department
The AT&T Engineering Department was an early research and development organization within AT&T that evolved into the renowned Bell Telephone Laboratories, a leading institution in telecommunications and scientific innovation.
|
E2027
|
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: AT&T Engineering Department | Statement: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, predecessor, AT&T Engineering Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AT&T Engineering Department Context triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, predecessor, AT&T Engineering Department]
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A.
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Telephone Laboratories was a pioneering American research and development organization renowned for groundbreaking innovations in telecommunications and electronics, including the invention of the transistor.
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B.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
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C.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
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D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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E.
Verizon
Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.
- 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: AT&T Engineering Department Triple: [Bell Telephone Laboratories, predecessor, AT&T Engineering Department]
Generated description
The AT&T Engineering Department was an early research and development organization within AT&T that evolved into the renowned Bell Telephone Laboratories, a leading institution in telecommunications and scientific innovation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: AT&T Engineering Department Target entity description: The AT&T Engineering Department was an early research and development organization within AT&T that evolved into the renowned Bell Telephone Laboratories, a leading institution in telecommunications and scientific innovation.
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A.
Bell Telephone Laboratories
chosen
Bell Telephone Laboratories was a pioneering American research and development organization renowned for groundbreaking innovations in telecommunications and electronics, including the invention of the transistor.
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B.
Telcordia Technologies
Telcordia Technologies is a telecommunications research and development company known for creating industry standards and software solutions for network planning, management, and operations.
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C.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
-
D.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
-
E.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
- 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_69a24d4862f881908cc8b89d3a78031d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24ff1a8cc8190843d4c6807cebd09 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a275e644a48190aa2b8cb142b14394 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a276cddee08190aab0959702d44f67 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:02 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a277b7aee8819085cb05afc213eaff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.