Triple
T12559938
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! |
E295314
|
entity |
| Predicate | host |
P2592
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal is an American humorist, writer, and radio personality best known for hosting NPR’s weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
|
E991547
|
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: Peter Sagal | Statement: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, host, Peter Sagal]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Sagal Context triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, host, Peter Sagal]
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A.
Bill Engvall
Bill Engvall is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and for his signature "Here's Your Sign" routine.
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B.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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C.
Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
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D.
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles in films like "Jerry Maguire" and the TV series "Ghost Whisperer," as well as for his stand-up comedy and radio hosting.
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E.
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his shrill, distinctive voice and roles in films, television, and voiceover work, including voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin.
- 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: Peter Sagal Triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, host, Peter Sagal]
Generated description
Peter Sagal is an American humorist, writer, and radio personality best known for hosting NPR’s weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Sagal Target entity description: Peter Sagal is an American humorist, writer, and radio personality best known for hosting NPR’s weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
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A.
Bill Engvall
Bill Engvall is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and for his signature "Here's Your Sign" routine.
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B.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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C.
Paul F. Tompkins
Paul F. Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer known for his stand-up, podcast appearances, and character roles in television and film.
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D.
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles in films like "Jerry Maguire" and the TV series "Ghost Whisperer," as well as for his stand-up comedy and radio hosting.
-
E.
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried was an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his shrill, distinctive voice and roles in films, television, and voiceover work, including voicing Iago in Disney’s Aladdin.
- 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_69d6ad9cac2c81908e8a7bed82d1e21d |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d954933e7c819083471c627ce55ff1 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6558b307c81909ec5407af013de1d |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f656a6dafc81908acf59c0ba65189a |
completed | May 2, 2026, 7:55 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f65b4d109c8190b48c71f664e7bb3f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m.