Triple
T23486724
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas W. Sarnoff |
E570552
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sarnoff |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: Sarnoff | Statement: [Thomas W. Sarnoff, familyName, Sarnoff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sarnoff Context triple: [Thomas W. Sarnoff, familyName, Sarnoff]
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A.
David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff was a pioneering American radio and television executive who led RCA and helped shape the development and commercialization of broadcast media in the 20th century.
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B.
Thomas W. Sarnoff
chosen
Thomas W. Sarnoff is an American television executive and producer known for his influential roles in network programming and media management.
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C.
Robert W. Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoff was an American media executive who served as chairman and CEO of RCA, overseeing the company during the rise of color television and modern broadcasting.
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D.
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff was the wife of influential American record producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.
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E.
Allen B. DuMont
Allen B. DuMont was an American electronics engineer and television pioneer known for developing the modern cathode-ray tube and founding one of the earliest commercial television networks.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e245b0b01481908f636939bedd804c |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a754825481909b005ca5654c3159 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 6:04 p.m.