Triple
T14316686
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomson Corporation |
E354973
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomson Newspapers
Thomson Newspapers was a major North American newspaper publishing company that operated numerous daily and community papers before being absorbed into the larger Thomson media conglomerate.
|
E1093258
|
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: Thomson Newspapers | Statement: [Thomson Corporation, predecessor, Thomson Newspapers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson Newspapers Context triple: [Thomson Corporation, predecessor, Thomson Newspapers]
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A.
Times Newspapers Ltd
Times Newspapers Ltd is a British newspaper publishing company best known for producing the national daily broadsheet The Times and its related titles.
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B.
Tribune Publications Ltd
Tribune Publications Ltd is the publishing company responsible for producing and distributing the British left-wing political magazine Tribune.
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C.
Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group is a British media company that owns and operates The Guardian and related news and media assets.
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D.
Gazeta media group
Gazeta media group is a Russian media company best known for publishing the influential online news outlet Gazeta.ru and related media products.
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E.
Beaverbrook Newspapers
Beaverbrook Newspapers was a major British newspaper publishing group built into a powerful media empire under the ownership of press baron Lord Beaverbrook.
- 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: Thomson Newspapers Triple: [Thomson Corporation, predecessor, Thomson Newspapers]
Generated description
Thomson Newspapers was a major North American newspaper publishing company that operated numerous daily and community papers before being absorbed into the larger Thomson media conglomerate.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomson Newspapers Target entity description: Thomson Newspapers was a major North American newspaper publishing company that operated numerous daily and community papers before being absorbed into the larger Thomson media conglomerate.
-
A.
Times Newspapers Ltd
Times Newspapers Ltd is a British newspaper publishing company best known for producing the national daily broadsheet The Times and its related titles.
-
B.
Tribune Publications Ltd
Tribune Publications Ltd is the publishing company responsible for producing and distributing the British left-wing political magazine Tribune.
-
C.
Guardian Media Group
Guardian Media Group is a British media company that owns and operates The Guardian and related news and media assets.
-
D.
Gazeta media group
Gazeta media group is a Russian media company best known for publishing the influential online news outlet Gazeta.ru and related media products.
-
E.
Beaverbrook Newspapers
Beaverbrook Newspapers was a major British newspaper publishing group built into a powerful media empire under the ownership of press baron Lord Beaverbrook.
- 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_69d8278ed42c8190b9f882dcce611347 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de8838e45c819080ee69dd39e3bd43 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd468a3b788190812ff0eed84fd139 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fd473650cc81908fa55e6021161a15 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fd4851528c81909855c0f8484c278e |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:12 a.m.