Triple
T9029162
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WorldCom, Inc. |
E216124
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquired |
P2511
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
ANS Communications
ANS Communications was a major early internet service provider and network operator that became part of WorldCom’s expansion in the telecommunications and data services market.
|
E773500
|
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: ANS Communications | Statement: [WorldCom, Inc., acquired, ANS Communications]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ANS Communications Context triple: [WorldCom, Inc., acquired, ANS Communications]
-
A.
Alliance Communications
Alliance Communications is a film and television distribution company known for handling the release of various international and independent titles.
-
B.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
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C.
Act III Communications
Act III Communications is a media and entertainment company created by influential television producer and writer Norman Lear to develop film, television, and theater projects.
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D.
Amati Communications Corporation
Amati Communications Corporation was a pioneering telecommunications company known for developing early high-speed DSL technologies.
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E.
Snyder Communications
Snyder Communications was a marketing and advertising services company founded by businessman Dan Snyder that grew rapidly in the 1990s before being acquired by Havas.
- 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: ANS Communications Triple: [WorldCom, Inc., acquired, ANS Communications]
Generated description
ANS Communications was a major early internet service provider and network operator that became part of WorldCom’s expansion in the telecommunications and data services market.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ANS Communications Target entity description: ANS Communications was a major early internet service provider and network operator that became part of WorldCom’s expansion in the telecommunications and data services market.
-
A.
Alliance Communications
Alliance Communications is a film and television distribution company known for handling the release of various international and independent titles.
-
B.
Associated Communications Corporation
Associated Communications Corporation was a media holding company that owned and operated television broadcasting assets, including the Associated Television network.
-
C.
Act III Communications
Act III Communications is a media and entertainment company created by influential television producer and writer Norman Lear to develop film, television, and theater projects.
-
D.
Amati Communications Corporation
Amati Communications Corporation was a pioneering telecommunications company known for developing early high-speed DSL technologies.
-
E.
Snyder Communications
Snyder Communications was a marketing and advertising services company founded by businessman Dan Snyder that grew rapidly in the 1990s before being acquired by Havas.
- 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_69ca83a5fa88819088144801b4dd7245 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc6a9bcb508190b58751f1772407d4 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfdbc289648190834031537c8ce130 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:24 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cfde57a18c8190b4b8c8d2f521bd2c |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:35 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cfdec619d081909fd6b268f4ce06b9 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:08 p.m.