Triple
T16343519
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Douglas Williams |
E396869
|
entity |
| Predicate | employer |
P7
|
FINISHED |
| Object | WCAU |
E571896
|
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: WCAU | Statement: [Brian Douglas Williams, employer, WCAU]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: WCAU Context triple: [Brian Douglas Williams, employer, WCAU]
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A.
WCAU-TV
chosen
WCAU-TV is a Philadelphia-based television station that has long served as a major local news and broadcasting outlet in the region.
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B.
WPVI-TV
WPVI-TV is a major ABC-owned and operated television station serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania media market.
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C.
KDKA-TV
KDKA-TV is a Pittsburgh-based television station and major CBS affiliate known as one of the pioneering commercial TV outlets in the United States.
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D.
WTAE-TV
WTAE-TV is a Pittsburgh-based television station that serves as the local ABC network affiliate.
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E.
WPHL-TV
WPHL-TV is an independent television station based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for its local programming and syndicated content.
- 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_69e2da0c90e0819086f0a80a10cd79f3 |
completed | April 18, 2026, 1:10 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a002db00b4081909573afc66366a91c |
completed | May 10, 2026, 7:03 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:07 a.m.