Triple
T4332196
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BBN Technologies |
E96778
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. |
E188
|
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: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. | Statement: [BBN Technologies, formerName, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc. Context triple: [BBN Technologies, formerName, Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc.]
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A.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
chosen
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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B.
Unisys
Unisys is an American global information technology company known for providing IT services, software, and infrastructure solutions to government and commercial clients.
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C.
Public Systems Group
Public Systems Group is a Mitsubishi Electric business division focused on providing infrastructure and public-sector systems and solutions.
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D.
Natick Labs
Natick Labs is a U.S. Army research center specializing in developing advanced food, clothing, equipment, and technologies to enhance soldier performance and survivability.
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E.
Massachusetts Computer Associates
Massachusetts Computer Associates was a pioneering computer science research and software development company active in the 1960s–1970s, known for employing influential computer scientists such as Leslie Lamport.
- 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_69b34542fd908190b11b08faad8decfd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b3514dc588819086a4c6d585c1b5b1 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5d0a307388190af4cb98b03e9656d |
completed | March 14, 2026, 9:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:13 p.m.