Triple
T661939
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NBC Nightly News |
E11773
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerAnchor |
P18036
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
David Brinkley
David Brinkley was a prominent American television newscaster and journalist best known for co-anchoring "The Huntley–Brinkley Report" and later serving as a leading figure in network evening news.
|
E84909
|
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: David Brinkley | Statement: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, David Brinkley]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Brinkley Context triple: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, David Brinkley]
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A.
Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace was a prominent American broadcast journalist best known as a hard-hitting correspondent on the television news magazine "60 Minutes."
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B.
Lester Holt
Lester Holt is an American television journalist and news anchor best known for anchoring NBC's flagship evening news program and moderating major political debates.
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C.
Larry King
Larry King was a legendary American television and radio host best known for his long-running CNN interview show "Larry King Live," where he spoke with world leaders, celebrities, and newsmakers.
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D.
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell was a famously outspoken and influential American sports broadcaster known for his distinctive voice, candid commentary, and major role in bringing personality-driven analysis to televised sports.
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E.
William Broyles Jr.
William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and former journalist best known for writing acclaimed films such as "Apollo 13" and "Cast Away."
- 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: David Brinkley Triple: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, David Brinkley]
Generated description
David Brinkley was a prominent American television newscaster and journalist best known for co-anchoring "The Huntley–Brinkley Report" and later serving as a leading figure in network evening news.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Brinkley Target entity description: David Brinkley was a prominent American television newscaster and journalist best known for co-anchoring "The Huntley–Brinkley Report" and later serving as a leading figure in network evening news.
-
A.
Mike Wallace
Mike Wallace was a prominent American broadcast journalist best known as a hard-hitting correspondent on the television news magazine "60 Minutes."
-
B.
Lester Holt
Lester Holt is an American television journalist and news anchor best known for anchoring NBC's flagship evening news program and moderating major political debates.
-
C.
Larry King
Larry King was a legendary American television and radio host best known for his long-running CNN interview show "Larry King Live," where he spoke with world leaders, celebrities, and newsmakers.
-
D.
Howard Cosell
Howard Cosell was a famously outspoken and influential American sports broadcaster known for his distinctive voice, candid commentary, and major role in bringing personality-driven analysis to televised sports.
-
E.
William Broyles Jr.
William Broyles Jr. is an American screenwriter and former journalist best known for writing acclaimed films such as "Apollo 13" and "Cast Away."
- 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_69a4a517ac148190aa032b77885bf709 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a5dc98e43881909fbc74750f4b6e3b |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:53 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a5dd5d4760819089f8e728a69dddbf |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:56 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a5fd38e17481909f1561f1ba0cda7d |
completed | March 2, 2026, 9:12 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.