Triple
T3156700
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Today |
E66000
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
NBC Television Newsreel
NBC Television Newsreel was an early American television news program produced by NBC that presented filmed news stories in a newsreel-style format before evolving into the modern "Today" show.
|
E331971
|
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: NBC Television Newsreel | Statement: [Today, predecessor, NBC Television Newsreel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBC Television Newsreel Context triple: [Today, predecessor, NBC Television Newsreel]
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A.
Mutual Newsreel
Mutual Newsreel was a prominent radio news program that delivered national and international news coverage to American audiences during the golden age of network radio.
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B.
AP Television News
AP Television News is the Associated Press’s global video news agency, providing broadcast-quality news footage and coverage to television and digital broadcasters worldwide.
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C.
NBC Blue Network
NBC Blue Network was an early American radio network that later evolved into the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), playing a key role in the development of U.S. broadcast media.
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D.
NO-DO newsreels
NO-DO newsreels were state-controlled cinematic news bulletins in Francoist Spain used to disseminate regime ideology and shape public opinion in movie theaters.
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E.
National Educational Television
National Educational Television was a U.S. nonprofit educational television network that operated from the 1950s to 1970 and laid the groundwork for what became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
- 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: NBC Television Newsreel Triple: [Today, predecessor, NBC Television Newsreel]
Generated description
NBC Television Newsreel was an early American television news program produced by NBC that presented filmed news stories in a newsreel-style format before evolving into the modern "Today" show.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBC Television Newsreel Target entity description: NBC Television Newsreel was an early American television news program produced by NBC that presented filmed news stories in a newsreel-style format before evolving into the modern "Today" show.
-
A.
Mutual Newsreel
Mutual Newsreel was a prominent radio news program that delivered national and international news coverage to American audiences during the golden age of network radio.
-
B.
AP Television News
AP Television News is the Associated Press’s global video news agency, providing broadcast-quality news footage and coverage to television and digital broadcasters worldwide.
-
C.
NBC Blue Network
NBC Blue Network was an early American radio network that later evolved into the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), playing a key role in the development of U.S. broadcast media.
-
D.
NO-DO newsreels
NO-DO newsreels were state-controlled cinematic news bulletins in Francoist Spain used to disseminate regime ideology and shape public opinion in movie theaters.
-
E.
National Educational Television
National Educational Television was a U.S. nonprofit educational television network that operated from the 1950s to 1970 and laid the groundwork for what became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
- 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_69ad85850c1481908a9e9c6242238de2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ada5eafa4c8190a65cc1312823144c |
completed | March 8, 2026, 4:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b225068444819080e2b8b6b1260613 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 2:29 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b22574e7c881908e9645f0869d95a8 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 2:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b225f0e0b0819096f8b5f7e7ddd8c3 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:05 p.m.