Triple
T16826730
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bob Costas |
E409037
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entity |
| Predicate | fullName |
P16
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Quinlan Costas
Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster renowned for his long career with NBC Sports, covering events such as the Olympics, Major League Baseball, and the NFL.
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E1235099
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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: Robert Quinlan Costas | Statement: [Bob Costas, fullName, Robert Quinlan Costas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Quinlan Costas Context triple: [Bob Costas, fullName, Robert Quinlan Costas]
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A.
Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler best known for popularizing T. E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”) through his lectures and radio programs.
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B.
John Considine
John Considine is an American actor and screenwriter known for his character roles in film and television from the 1960s onward.
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C.
Anthony Cris Collinsworth
Anthony Cris Collinsworth is a former NFL wide receiver who became a prominent American football television broadcaster and analyst.
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D.
Gerald Kean
Gerald Kean is a prominent Irish solicitor and media personality known for his high-profile legal work and frequent appearances in Irish popular culture.
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E.
Jack Whitaker
Jack Whitaker was an American sportscaster and television host known for his eloquent commentary on major events, including NFL games, golf tournaments, and horse racing.
- 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: Robert Quinlan Costas Triple: [Bob Costas, fullName, Robert Quinlan Costas]
Generated description
Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster renowned for his long career with NBC Sports, covering events such as the Olympics, Major League Baseball, and the NFL.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Quinlan Costas Target entity description: Robert Quinlan Costas is an American sportscaster renowned for his long career with NBC Sports, covering events such as the Olympics, Major League Baseball, and the NFL.
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A.
Lowell Thomas
Lowell Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler best known for popularizing T. E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”) through his lectures and radio programs.
-
B.
John Considine
John Considine is an American actor and screenwriter known for his character roles in film and television from the 1960s onward.
-
C.
Anthony Cris Collinsworth
Anthony Cris Collinsworth is a former NFL wide receiver who became a prominent American football television broadcaster and analyst.
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D.
Gerald Kean
Gerald Kean is a prominent Irish solicitor and media personality known for his high-profile legal work and frequent appearances in Irish popular culture.
-
E.
Jack Whitaker
Jack Whitaker was an American sportscaster and television host known for his eloquent commentary on major events, including NFL games, golf tournaments, and horse racing.
- 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_69d88394566c8190b3dcbdc72935f7fa |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e3b31404c88190a3b2802842ca77eb |
completed | April 18, 2026, 4:36 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a00b29e48f881908489bd77a9caec97 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a00b3aafac08190b3e0181780f45392 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00b466ecd08190b7b5ee54476631ab |
completed | May 10, 2026, 4:37 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:23 a.m.