Triple
T661898
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tonight Show |
E11772
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHost |
P5272
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Steve Allen
Steve Allen was an American television personality, comedian, musician, and writer best known as the original host and creator of the late-night talk show format in the United States.
|
E82927
|
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: Steve Allen | Statement: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Steve Allen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Allen Context triple: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Steve Allen]
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A.
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor renowned for his deadpan delivery and influential comedy albums and sitcoms, including "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart."
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B.
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor was an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for his energetic comedic performances in classic Hollywood musicals.
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C.
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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D.
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
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E.
David Letterman
David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."
- 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: Steve Allen Triple: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Steve Allen]
Generated description
Steve Allen was an American television personality, comedian, musician, and writer best known as the original host and creator of the late-night talk show format in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Allen Target entity description: Steve Allen was an American television personality, comedian, musician, and writer best known as the original host and creator of the late-night talk show format in the United States.
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A.
Bob Newhart
Bob Newhart is an American stand-up comedian and actor renowned for his deadpan delivery and influential comedy albums and sitcoms, including "The Bob Newhart Show" and "Newhart."
-
B.
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor was an American actor, dancer, and singer best known for his energetic comedic performances in classic Hollywood musicals.
-
C.
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."
-
D.
Mort Sahl
Mort Sahl was a pioneering American stand-up comedian known for his sharp, politically charged, conversational style that helped transform modern comedy.
-
E.
David Letterman
David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."
- 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_69a4932862a0819098be659c814e4981 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49fd081e8819097f289961f5eff29 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5c398cc748190ab720263096064ef |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5c4523e8081909464ca227b880e77 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:09 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5cdae65808190b7191f63d5f16d9f |
completed | March 2, 2026, 5:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.