Triple
T661900
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tonight Show |
E11772
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableHost |
P5272
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson was a legendary American television host and comedian best known for his three-decade tenure as the host of NBC’s late-night talk show "The Tonight Show."
|
E88048
|
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: Johnny Carson | Statement: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Johnny Carson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Carson Context triple: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Johnny Carson]
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A.
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.
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B.
Jack Paar
Jack Paar was an influential American television host and comedian best known for transforming late-night TV during his tenure on The Tonight Show in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Jay Leno
Jay Leno is an American comedian and longtime host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” known for his observational stand-up and prominent role in late-night television.
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D.
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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E.
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."
- 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: Johnny Carson Triple: [The Tonight Show, notableHost, Johnny Carson]
Generated description
Johnny Carson was a legendary American television host and comedian best known for his three-decade tenure as the host of NBC’s late-night talk show "The Tonight Show."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Johnny Carson Target entity description: Johnny Carson was a legendary American television host and comedian best known for his three-decade tenure as the host of NBC’s late-night talk show "The Tonight Show."
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Jack Paar
Jack Paar was an influential American television host and comedian best known for transforming late-night TV during his tenure on The Tonight Show in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
-
C.
Jay Leno
Jay Leno is an American comedian and longtime host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” known for his observational stand-up and prominent role in late-night television.
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D.
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."
-
E.
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."
- 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_69a64a4f8f0081909686a76b4fddda60 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a64e1541908190b9553506ef5cfdd7 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a64e91b28481909d292ce5204a461a |
completed | March 3, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.