Triple
T661941
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NBC Nightly News |
E11773
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasFormerAnchor |
P18036
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brian Williams
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known for serving as the longtime anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
|
E88049
|
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: Brian Williams | Statement: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, Brian Williams]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Williams Context triple: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, Brian Williams]
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A.
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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B.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
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C.
Mike Tirico
Mike Tirico is an American sportscaster best known for his play-by-play work on major NFL and other marquee sports broadcasts for NBC and previously ESPN.
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D.
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.
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E.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and television personality best known as a longtime CNN anchor and correspondent.
- 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: Brian Williams Triple: [NBC Nightly News, hasFormerAnchor, Brian Williams]
Generated description
Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known for serving as the longtime anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brian Williams Target entity description: Brian Williams is an American television journalist best known for serving as the longtime anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
Stephen E. Smith
Stephen E. Smith was an American businessman and political strategist closely associated with the Kennedy family, notably serving as a key adviser and organizer in their political campaigns.
-
C.
Mike Tirico
Mike Tirico is an American sportscaster best known for his play-by-play work on major NFL and other marquee sports broadcasts for NBC and previously ESPN.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and television personality best known as a longtime CNN anchor and correspondent.
- 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_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.