Triple
T3643587
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mort Sahl |
E77244
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bill Maher |
E201282
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Bill Maher | Statement: [Mort Sahl, influenced, Bill Maher]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Maher Context triple: [Mort Sahl, influenced, Bill Maher]
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A.
Bill Maher
chosen
Bill Maher is an American comedian, political commentator, and television host known for his satirical takes on religion and politics, particularly through his show "Real Time with Bill Maher."
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B.
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political satirist, and television host best known for his work on "The Colbert Report" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
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C.
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, producer, and former host of "The Daily Show," widely known for his sharp political satire and influence on contemporary news comedy.
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D.
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, talk show host, and actor known for his acerbic wit and work on Saturday Night Live and various political commentary programs.
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E.
Steve Ross
Steve Ross was an American businessman best known for building Warner Communications into a media powerhouse and serving as a key architect of what became Time Warner.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85de1b988190a45f8dbfebc806fc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc35acf2c81908f60168e93b773b1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4c38f989c8190befc64db51041a53 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 2:10 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:24 p.m.