Triple
T12559954
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! |
E295314
|
entity |
| Predicate | panelistsInclude |
P73409
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Paula Poundstone
Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, and radio personality known for her sharp, improvisational wit and frequent appearances on NPR’s news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
|
E991554
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Paula Poundstone | Statement: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, panelistsInclude, Paula Poundstone]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paula Poundstone Context triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, panelistsInclude, Paula Poundstone]
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A.
Cheri Oteri
Cheri Oteri is an American comedian and actress best known as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" in the late 1990s, where she created several popular recurring characters.
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B.
Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy and for her Emmy-winning role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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C.
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, and writer known for her sketch comedy shows and versatile character work across television, film, and stage.
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D.
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, actress, singer, and author known for her sharp, satirical stand-up and distinctive roles in film and television.
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E.
Jen Silverman
Jen Silverman is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for darkly comic, genre-blurring works that explore identity, queerness, and the uncanny.
- 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: Paula Poundstone Triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, panelistsInclude, Paula Poundstone]
Generated description
Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, and radio personality known for her sharp, improvisational wit and frequent appearances on NPR’s news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paula Poundstone Target entity description: Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, and radio personality known for her sharp, improvisational wit and frequent appearances on NPR’s news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
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A.
Cheri Oteri
Cheri Oteri is an American comedian and actress best known as a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" in the late 1990s, where she created several popular recurring characters.
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B.
Alex Borstein
Alex Borstein is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for voicing Lois Griffin on the animated television series Family Guy and for her Emmy-winning role on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
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C.
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, and writer known for her sketch comedy shows and versatile character work across television, film, and stage.
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D.
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, actress, singer, and author known for her sharp, satirical stand-up and distinctive roles in film and television.
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E.
Jen Silverman
Jen Silverman is an American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for darkly comic, genre-blurring works that explore identity, queerness, and the uncanny.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: panelistsInclude Context triple: [Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, panelistsInclude, Paula Poundstone]
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A.
hasSpeakersAmong
chosen
Indicates that a group, event, or entity includes one or more speakers drawn from a specified set or category.
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B.
interviewees
Indicates that certain entities are the subjects or participants being questioned or evaluated in an interview process.
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C.
hasSpeakersIn
Indicates that an entity (such as an event, conference, or session) includes or is associated with speakers located in or belonging to a specified place or group.
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D.
primarySpeakers
Indicates the entities that are the main or most significant speakers associated with another entity (such as an event, recording, or language).
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E.
numberOfRegularPanelists
Indicates the quantity of regular panelists associated with a given entity or event.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69d95f5507b481908d13cc317b7402f6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:36 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. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d95410d0b0819097646edd1b837104 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 7:48 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 11:48 p.m.