Triple
T359883
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edison cylinder phonograph |
E7825
|
entity |
| Predicate | manufacturer |
P490
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was a company founded by inventor Thomas Edison that produced a range of early sound recording and playback devices and other electrical innovations.
|
E47076
|
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: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. | Statement: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Context triple: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.]
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A.
Edison General Electric Company
Edison General Electric Company was an early American industrial and electrical manufacturing firm created by inventor Thomas Edison that became a key predecessor to today’s General Electric.
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B.
Edison Manufacturing Company
Edison Manufacturing Company was an early American film production and equipment company created by inventor Thomas Edison that played a key role in the birth of the motion picture industry.
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C.
Edison Machine Works
Edison Machine Works was a major manufacturing arm of Thomas Edison's electric power enterprises in the late 19th century, producing electrical equipment such as dynamos and motors.
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D.
Edison Electric Light Company
Edison Electric Light Company was Thomas Edison’s pioneering firm responsible for developing and commercializing the first practical incandescent electric lighting systems in the late 19th century.
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E.
Edison Illuminating Company
Edison Illuminating Company was one of the earliest electric utility companies in the United States, established by Thomas Edison to generate and distribute electric power for lighting and other uses.
- 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: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Triple: [Edison cylinder phonograph, manufacturer, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.]
Generated description
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was a company founded by inventor Thomas Edison that produced a range of early sound recording and playback devices and other electrical innovations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Target entity description: Thomas A. Edison, Inc. was a company founded by inventor Thomas Edison that produced a range of early sound recording and playback devices and other electrical innovations.
-
A.
Edison General Electric Company
Edison General Electric Company was an early American industrial and electrical manufacturing firm created by inventor Thomas Edison that became a key predecessor to today’s General Electric.
-
B.
Edison Manufacturing Company
Edison Manufacturing Company was an early American film production and equipment company created by inventor Thomas Edison that played a key role in the birth of the motion picture industry.
-
C.
Edison Machine Works
Edison Machine Works was a major manufacturing arm of Thomas Edison's electric power enterprises in the late 19th century, producing electrical equipment such as dynamos and motors.
-
D.
Edison Electric Light Company
Edison Electric Light Company was Thomas Edison’s pioneering firm responsible for developing and commercializing the first practical incandescent electric lighting systems in the late 19th century.
-
E.
Edison Illuminating Company
Edison Illuminating Company was one of the earliest electric utility companies in the United States, established by Thomas Edison to generate and distribute electric power for lighting and other uses.
- 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_69a2e7e880008190a6ad7e06e5d03007 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebccb8d88190a31f7c443a0c8566 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3f0a43da48190b9888c60cf565f9d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3f13a36c08190b508037c27435b45 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3f19823608190a0d0b6b4335d6d0a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:58 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.