Triple
T9154261
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Viacom Productions |
E219669
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Viacom Enterprises
Viacom Enterprises was a television distribution and production company that handled syndication and licensing for Viacom’s programming prior to later corporate reorganizations.
|
E219669
|
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: Viacom Enterprises | Statement: [Viacom Productions, predecessor, Viacom Enterprises]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viacom Enterprises Context triple: [Viacom Productions, predecessor, Viacom Enterprises]
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A.
Viacom
Viacom is a major American media conglomerate known for its extensive portfolio of television networks, film production, and entertainment brands.
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B.
Viacom Productions
Viacom Productions was a major American television production company known for creating and distributing a wide range of popular TV series before being succeeded by CBS Studios.
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C.
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation was a major American mass media conglomerate best known for owning the CBS television network and various broadcasting and entertainment assets.
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D.
Paramount Communications
Paramount Communications was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that owned film, television, publishing, and theme park assets before being acquired by Viacom in the 1990s.
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E.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
- 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: Viacom Enterprises Triple: [Viacom Productions, predecessor, Viacom Enterprises]
Generated description
Viacom Enterprises was a television distribution and production company that handled syndication and licensing for Viacom’s programming prior to later corporate reorganizations.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Viacom Enterprises Target entity description: Viacom Enterprises was a television distribution and production company that handled syndication and licensing for Viacom’s programming prior to later corporate reorganizations.
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A.
Viacom
Viacom is a major American media conglomerate known for its extensive portfolio of television networks, film production, and entertainment brands.
-
B.
Viacom Productions
chosen
Viacom Productions was a major American television production company known for creating and distributing a wide range of popular TV series before being succeeded by CBS Studios.
-
C.
CBS Corporation
CBS Corporation was a major American mass media conglomerate best known for owning the CBS television network and various broadcasting and entertainment assets.
-
D.
Paramount Communications
Paramount Communications was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate that owned film, television, publishing, and theme park assets before being acquired by Viacom in the 1990s.
-
E.
Time Warner
Time Warner was a major American media and entertainment conglomerate known for owning prominent film, television, and publishing assets such as Warner Bros., HBO, and CNN.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca83e25418819093c6503deeaf30de |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca96f87ac8190b2fc6d2b2834c1b6 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d065c9dcf08190804bd1ae8f7874dc |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d066f0aa588190997de81afd8dc0b5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d067e17fac819095544182f3232bf5 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 1:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:20 p.m.