Triple
T18669848
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zenger trial |
E456443
|
entity |
| Predicate | involvesPerson |
P1256
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Cosby |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: William Cosby | Statement: [Zenger trial, involvesPerson, William Cosby]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Cosby Context triple: [Zenger trial, involvesPerson, William Cosby]
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A.
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, and producer who rose to fame with stand-up comedy and the groundbreaking television series "The Cosby Show," later becoming a highly controversial figure due to numerous sexual assault allegations and convictions.
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B.
Ennis Cosby
Ennis Cosby was the son of comedian Bill Cosby and academic Camille Cosby, known publicly for his tragic murder in 1997 while studying to become a special education teacher.
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C.
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host best known for hosting "The Arsenio Hall Show" and for his roles in films like "Coming to America."
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D.
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx was a pioneering American stand-up comedian and actor known for his raw, boundary-pushing comedy and his iconic role as Fred Sanford on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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E.
Allen Ludden
Allen Ludden was an American television personality and game show host best known for hosting the quiz show "Password."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Cosby Target entity description: William Cosby was an 18th-century British colonial governor of New York whose actions against newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger led to a landmark trial for freedom of the press.
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A.
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby is an American comedian, actor, and producer who rose to fame with stand-up comedy and the groundbreaking television series "The Cosby Show," later becoming a highly controversial figure due to numerous sexual assault allegations and convictions.
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B.
Ennis Cosby
Ennis Cosby was the son of comedian Bill Cosby and academic Camille Cosby, known publicly for his tragic murder in 1997 while studying to become a special education teacher.
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C.
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host best known for hosting "The Arsenio Hall Show" and for his roles in films like "Coming to America."
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D.
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx was a pioneering American stand-up comedian and actor known for his raw, boundary-pushing comedy and his iconic role as Fred Sanford on the television sitcom "Sanford and Son."
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E.
Allen Ludden
Allen Ludden was an American television personality and game show host best known for hosting the quiz show "Password."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69d8d38f72b4819090a935175d9ca8af |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e556b1140c81908002c27a33c03ae2 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:48 a.m.