Triple
T1593816
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Masayoshi Son |
E34233
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableInvestment |
P3488
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alibaba Group |
E42930
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Group | Statement: [Masayoshi Son, notableInvestment, Alibaba Group]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alibaba Group Context triple: [Masayoshi Son, notableInvestment, Alibaba Group]
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A.
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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B.
SoftBank Group
SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company best known for its large-scale technology investments and telecommunications businesses.
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C.
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.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a885fdcb9c819081ce6f0b8cd477dd |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a9092aed308190a0198a0fb977a9e5 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad46a357d48190aa4151967ce6a947 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 9:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.