Triple
T13400293
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | WBBM-TV |
E319808
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableAlumnus |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bill Kurtis |
E991548
|
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: Bill Kurtis | Statement: [WBBM-TV, notableAlumnus, Bill Kurtis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Kurtis Context triple: [WBBM-TV, notableAlumnus, Bill Kurtis]
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A.
Bill Kurtis
chosen
Bill Kurtis is an American television journalist, producer, and narrator known for his work on true-crime programs and as the announcer for NPR’s quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".
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B.
Stephen Haise
Stephen Haise is the son of American astronaut Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 crew members.
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C.
Brian Lamb
Brian Lamb is an American journalist and television executive best known as the founder and longtime CEO of the public affairs network C-SPAN.
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D.
Greg Kouri
Greg Kouri was a Canadian entrepreneur and early investor best known for co-founding Zip2 alongside Elon and Kimbal Musk.
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E.
William Broyles Jr.
William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and former journalist best known for writing acclaimed films such as "Apollo 13" and "Cast Away."
- 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_69d806b943cc8190b6af624d385d7e12 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69dbae47e99081909d8b5dba97a11988 |
completed | April 12, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f730745a248190b32c11eeee618864 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 11:24 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:34 p.m.