Triple
T16343320
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John William Carson |
E396861
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Letterman |
E14391
|
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: David Letterman | Statement: [John William Carson, influenced, David Letterman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Letterman Context triple: [John William Carson, influenced, David Letterman]
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A.
David Letterman
chosen
David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."
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B.
Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and the sitcom "NewsRadio."
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C.
Mike Maher
Mike Maher is an American jazz trumpeter and composer best known as a member of the genre-blending ensemble Snarky Puppy.
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D.
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, and actor known for his acerbic wit and work on Saturday Night Live and various political commentary programs.
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E.
Al Murray
Al Murray is a British comedian and television personality best known for his pub landlord character and sharp, observational stand-up comedy.
- 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_69d87f26864c819088365ca381a003c2 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2da0b88d081908a99cafa8e0ae5db |
completed | April 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a009d25abec8190954b640b63efa0c2 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 2:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.