Triple
T370581
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company |
E8259
|
entity |
| Predicate | majorBrand |
P1502
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Salem
Salem is a long-established American brand of menthol cigarettes produced by R.J. Reynolds.
|
E148824
|
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: Salem | Statement: [R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, majorBrand, Salem]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem Context triple: [R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, majorBrand, Salem]
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A.
Salem
Salem is a mid-sized city in the Willamette Valley of the U.S. Pacific Northwest known for its government institutions and agricultural surroundings.
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B.
Salem
Salem is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically significant as an important administrative and commercial center under British rule.
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C.
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts is a historic coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts best known for the 1692 witch trials and its enduring maritime and colonial heritage.
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D.
Acton
Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, known for its residential communities, conservation land, and commuter access to Boston.
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E.
Salem, New Hampshire
Salem, New Hampshire is a town in Rockingham County known as a commercial hub in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
- 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: Salem Triple: [R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, majorBrand, Salem]
Generated description
Salem is a long-established American brand of menthol cigarettes produced by R.J. Reynolds.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Salem Target entity description: Salem is a long-established American brand of menthol cigarettes produced by R.J. Reynolds.
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A.
Salem
Salem is a mid-sized city in the Willamette Valley of the U.S. Pacific Northwest known for its government institutions and agricultural surroundings.
-
B.
Salem
Salem is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, historically significant as an important administrative and commercial center under British rule.
-
C.
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem, Massachusetts is a historic coastal city in northeastern Massachusetts best known for the 1692 witch trials and its enduring maritime and colonial heritage.
-
D.
Acton
Acton is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, known for its residential communities, conservation land, and commuter access to Boston.
-
E.
Salem, New Hampshire
Salem, New Hampshire is a town in Rockingham County known as a commercial hub in southern New Hampshire near the Massachusetts border.
- 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_69a2e7f2ec648190b42bc7db424f8109 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2ebff472881909fad81d597425ea6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acb2eb81cc81908907c02ff43644d7 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acb370c7cc81908a78bb5438416db6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acb409b4d0819081266cf3e6c09164 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:26 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.