Triple
T2188231
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Northern Electric |
E49799
|
entity |
| Predicate | evolvedInto |
P1245
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Nortel |
E8965
|
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: Nortel | Statement: [Northern Electric, evolvedInto, Nortel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nortel Context triple: [Northern Electric, evolvedInto, Nortel]
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A.
Northern Telecom
chosen
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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B.
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies was a major American telecommunications equipment company, spun off from AT&T, known for its Bell Labs research arm and contributions to networking and communications technology.
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C.
Alcatel
Alcatel is a multinational telecommunications equipment and networking company known for providing infrastructure, mobile, and broadband solutions worldwide.
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D.
Ericsson
Ericsson is a Swedish multinational telecommunications company known for providing mobile network infrastructure, services, and software to operators worldwide.
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E.
BlackBerry Limited
BlackBerry Limited is a Canadian technology company best known for its pioneering smartphones and secure communications software.
- 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_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf373c608190b7716c137b3e9fe9 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:01 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae7efa34e88190a6907515b574f752 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:04 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:45 p.m.