Triple
T9029315
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MCI Inc. |
E216128
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | WorldCom, Inc. |
E216124
|
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: WorldCom, Inc. | Statement: [MCI Inc., formerName, WorldCom, Inc.]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WorldCom, Inc. Context triple: [MCI Inc., formerName, WorldCom, Inc.]
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A.
WorldCom, Inc.
chosen
WorldCom, Inc. was a major American telecommunications company that became infamous for one of the largest accounting fraud scandals in U.S. corporate history, leading to its bankruptcy and rebranding as MCI Inc.
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B.
Qwest Communications International
Qwest Communications International was a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provided local, long-distance, and broadband services before being absorbed into what is now Lumen Technologies.
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C.
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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D.
Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies was a major American telecommunications equipment company, spun off from AT&T, known for its Bell Labs research arm and contributions to networking and communications technology.
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E.
Embarq Corporation
Embarq Corporation was a U.S.-based telecommunications company providing local, long-distance, and data services, later absorbed into CenturyLink’s operations.
- 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_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_69d02fc332c881908847e70bee4695af |
completed | April 3, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:08 p.m.