Triple
T8928174
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Qwest Communications International |
E212586
|
entity |
| Predicate | competedWith |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sprint Nextel |
E102679
|
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: Sprint Nextel | Statement: [Qwest Communications International, competedWith, Sprint Nextel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sprint Nextel Context triple: [Qwest Communications International, competedWith, Sprint Nextel]
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A.
Sprint Corporation
chosen
Sprint Corporation was a major American telecommunications company that provided wireless and wireline services nationwide before merging with T-Mobile US.
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B.
Nextel Communications
Nextel Communications was a major U.S. wireless telecommunications company best known for its push-to-talk mobile services before its merger with Sprint.
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C.
Verizon
Verizon is a major American telecommunications company providing wireless, internet, and related communication services across the United States and globally.
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D.
AT&T
AT&T is a major American telecommunications conglomerate known for providing wireless, internet, and media services nationwide.
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E.
Alltel
Alltel was a major American wireless telecommunications company that provided mobile phone services across numerous U.S. states before being largely acquired by Verizon Wireless.
- 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_69ca8395c438819087d7cb844ab5990c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6672af10819084a6e50f0302f732 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:27 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc93587b081908e23c2a8c01b9516 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:57 p.m.