Triple

T3603171
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Howard Stern E76304 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object WNBC (Washington, D.C.)
WNBC (Washington, D.C.) was a major radio station that served as a prominent platform for influential broadcasters, including shock jock Howard Stern, during its operation.
 E373672 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: WNBC (Washington, D.C.) | Statement: [Howard Stern, employer, WNBC (Washington, D.C.)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: WNBC (Washington, D.C.)
Context triple: [Howard Stern, employer, WNBC (Washington, D.C.)]
  • A. WNBC
    WNBC is the primary NBC-owned television station serving the New York City metropolitan area.
  • B. WTTG
    WTTG is a Fox-owned television station serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
  • C. NBC 4 New York
    NBC 4 New York is the on-air brand of WNBC, the flagship NBC-owned television station serving the New York City metropolitan area.
  • D. WPVI-TV
    WPVI-TV is a major ABC-owned and operated television station serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania media market.
  • E. WBAL-TV
    WBAL-TV is a Baltimore-based television station that serves as a major local news and NBC network affiliate in Maryland.
  • 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: WNBC (Washington, D.C.)
Triple: [Howard Stern, employer, WNBC (Washington, D.C.)]
Generated description
WNBC (Washington, D.C.) was a major radio station that served as a prominent platform for influential broadcasters, including shock jock Howard Stern, during its operation.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: WNBC (Washington, D.C.)
Target entity description: WNBC (Washington, D.C.) was a major radio station that served as a prominent platform for influential broadcasters, including shock jock Howard Stern, during its operation.
  • A. WNBC
    WNBC is the primary NBC-owned television station serving the New York City metropolitan area.
  • B. WTTG
    WTTG is a Fox-owned television station serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
  • C. NBC 4 New York
    NBC 4 New York is the on-air brand of WNBC, the flagship NBC-owned television station serving the New York City metropolitan area.
  • D. WPVI-TV
    WPVI-TV is a major ABC-owned and operated television station serving the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania media market.
  • E. WBAL-TV
    WBAL-TV is a Baltimore-based television station that serves as a major local news and NBC network affiliate in Maryland.
  • 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_69ad85d93dcc819094fba90cf70f4996 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc1df08a48190a4a4a20c8821b321 completed March 8, 2026, 6:37 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b43309a9b48190bc2aa6f970d45612 completed March 13, 2026, 3:53 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b43705642881909c62b7363a4f3a12 completed March 13, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4379cd04c81909246747bcc357261 completed March 13, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.