Triple
T88869
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Alva Edison |
E1785
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Edison cylinder phonograph
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
|
E7825
|
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: Edison cylinder phonograph | Statement: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Edison cylinder phonograph]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edison cylinder phonograph Context triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Edison cylinder phonograph]
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A.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
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B.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
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C.
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
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D.
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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E.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
- 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: Edison cylinder phonograph Triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, notableWork, Edison cylinder phonograph]
Generated description
The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edison cylinder phonograph Target entity description: The Edison cylinder phonograph was an early sound recording and playback device that used rotating wax cylinders to capture and reproduce audio, pioneering the era of recorded sound.
-
A.
Vitaphone
Vitaphone was an early sound-on-disc motion picture system developed by Warner Bros. that played a key role in the transition from silent films to “talkies” in the late 1920s.
-
B.
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company was the early 20th-century American business machines firm that later evolved into IBM, a global leader in computing technology.
-
C.
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation
De Forest Phonofilm Corporation was an early 20th-century film company that pioneered synchronized sound-on-film technology for motion pictures.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
- 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_69a24d1a97dc819094e6c021fe9b05a7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:04 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24f6997c081908b202f937eb2b14f |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a26245bf748190828d5cb4624b2a79 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:34 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a262bec71481909b251923011ca502 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:36 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a263626b7c8190b53469d93ac604d9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:39 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.