Triple
T88875
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Alva Edison |
E1785
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)
Western Union was a dominant 19th-century American telegraph company that employed young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator early in his career.
|
E6506
|
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: Western Union (early career as telegraph operator) | Statement: [Thomas Alva Edison, employer, Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Union (early career as telegraph operator) Context triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, employer, Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)]
-
A.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
-
B.
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Telephone Laboratories was a pioneering American research and development organization renowned for groundbreaking innovations in telecommunications and electronics, including the invention of the transistor.
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C.
Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
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D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
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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E.
United States Army Signal Corps
The United States Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for developing, managing, and supporting military communications and information systems.
- 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: Western Union (early career as telegraph operator) Triple: [Thomas Alva Edison, employer, Western Union (early career as telegraph operator)]
Generated description
Western Union was a dominant 19th-century American telegraph company that employed young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator early in his career.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Union (early career as telegraph operator) Target entity description: Western Union was a dominant 19th-century American telegraph company that employed young Thomas Edison as a telegraph operator early in his career.
-
A.
De Forest Radio Telephone Company
De Forest Radio Telephone Company was an early 20th-century American firm that developed and commercialized pioneering radio and wireless telephony technologies.
-
B.
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Telephone Laboratories was a pioneering American research and development organization renowned for groundbreaking innovations in telecommunications and electronics, including the invention of the transistor.
-
C.
Rogers
Rogers is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as science, politics, entertainment, and sports.
-
D.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
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.
-
E.
United States Army Signal Corps
The United States Army Signal Corps is the branch of the U.S. Army responsible for developing, managing, and supporting military communications and information systems.
- 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_69a25abf2e9c8190bb09baca150145ed |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a25ba974948190bb064dca99613bc6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:06 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a25c2b29e08190af62c6753c4fdd11 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:08 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:07 a.m.