Triple
T8963298
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Don Rickles |
E214061
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Letterman |
E14391
|
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: David Letterman | Statement: [Don Rickles, influenced, David Letterman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Letterman Context triple: [Don Rickles, influenced, David Letterman]
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A.
David Letterman
chosen
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."
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B.
Phil Hartman
Phil Hartman was a Canadian-American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and the sitcom "NewsRadio."
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C.
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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D.
Bill Justis
Bill Justis was an American musician, arranger, and composer best known for his influential work in early rock and roll and pop music, including the hit instrumental "Raunchy."
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E.
Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his long-running late-night talk shows featuring self-deprecating humor and absurdist comedy.
- 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_69ca839cd6008190a1546a701a56710c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc674b06f08190b2d992674a093592 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:31 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfc9512eec8190963aa68108691f7f |
completed | April 3, 2026, 2:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:01 p.m.