Triple

T374880
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United Airlines E8348 entity
Predicate mergerWith P77 FINISHED
Object Continental Airlines
Continental Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes before merging with United Airlines to form one of the world’s largest carriers.
E68594 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: Continental Airlines | Statement: [United Airlines, mergerWith, Continental Airlines]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continental Airlines
Context triple: [United Airlines, mergerWith, Continental Airlines]
  • A. United Airlines
    United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
  • B. Southwest Airlines
    Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. low-cost carrier known for its extensive domestic route network, no-frills service model, and distinctive open-seating boarding process.
  • C. American Airlines
    American Airlines is a major U.S.-based airline and one of the world's largest carriers, operating extensive domestic and international routes.
  • D. Delta Air Lines
    Delta Air Lines is a major U.S.-based global airline headquartered in Atlanta, known for its extensive domestic and international route network and membership in the SkyTeam alliance.
  • E. Spirit Airlines
    Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier known for its no-frills service model and extensive network of domestic and Latin American routes.
  • 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: Continental Airlines
Triple: [United Airlines, mergerWith, Continental Airlines]
Generated description
Continental Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes before merging with United Airlines to form one of the world’s largest carriers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Continental Airlines
Target entity description: Continental Airlines was a major American airline that operated extensive domestic and international routes before merging with United Airlines to form one of the world’s largest carriers.
  • A. United Airlines
    United Airlines is a major American airline and Star Alliance member known for its extensive domestic and international route network operated from multiple hubs across the United States.
  • B. Southwest Airlines
    Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. low-cost carrier known for its extensive domestic route network, no-frills service model, and distinctive open-seating boarding process.
  • C. American Airlines
    American Airlines is a major U.S.-based airline and one of the world's largest carriers, operating extensive domestic and international routes.
  • D. Delta Air Lines
    Delta Air Lines is a major U.S.-based global airline headquartered in Atlanta, known for its extensive domestic and international route network and membership in the SkyTeam alliance.
  • E. Spirit Airlines
    Spirit Airlines is an American ultra-low-cost carrier known for its no-frills service model and extensive network of domestic and Latin American routes.
  • 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_69a2ec1585648190943f1c698e9b2d81 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4e0277eb08190984ff5bcb9f349a0 completed March 2, 2026, 12:56 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4e0d0530081909072c19b1a409336 completed March 2, 2026, 12:58 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4e12554648190a3b7640d03691fc1 completed March 2, 2026, 1 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.