Triple

T11014110
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bert Williams E260317 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object African American comedians
African American comedians are performers of African descent in the United States whose work in stand-up, film, television, and other media has shaped and reflected Black culture, social commentary, and American entertainment.
E900122 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: African American comedians | Statement: [Bert Williams, influenced, African American comedians]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African American comedians
Context triple: [Bert Williams, influenced, African American comedians]
  • A. Comedians of Comedy
    Comedians of Comedy is a stand-up comedy tour and documentary series featuring alternative comedians performing in indie rock venues rather than traditional comedy clubs.
  • B. Cedric the Entertainer
    Cedric the Entertainer is an American comedian, actor, and game show host known for his stand-up comedy, roles in films like "Barbershop," and work on "The Steve Harvey Show."
  • C. African-American theatre
    African-American theatre is a tradition of stage performance and playwriting that centers Black American experiences, histories, and cultural expression, often addressing themes of race, identity, and social justice.
  • D. Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle is an influential American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and his groundbreaking sketch series "Chappelle's Show."
  • E. Chris Rock
    Chris Rock is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and incisive commentary on race and politics.
  • 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: African American comedians
Triple: [Bert Williams, influenced, African American comedians]
Generated description
African American comedians are performers of African descent in the United States whose work in stand-up, film, television, and other media has shaped and reflected Black culture, social commentary, and American entertainment.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African American comedians
Target entity description: African American comedians are performers of African descent in the United States whose work in stand-up, film, television, and other media has shaped and reflected Black culture, social commentary, and American entertainment.
  • A. Comedians of Comedy
    Comedians of Comedy is a stand-up comedy tour and documentary series featuring alternative comedians performing in indie rock venues rather than traditional comedy clubs.
  • B. Cedric the Entertainer
    Cedric the Entertainer is an American comedian, actor, and game show host known for his stand-up comedy, roles in films like "Barbershop," and work on "The Steve Harvey Show."
  • C. African-American theatre
    African-American theatre is a tradition of stage performance and playwriting that centers Black American experiences, histories, and cultural expression, often addressing themes of race, identity, and social justice.
  • D. Dave Chappelle
    Dave Chappelle is an influential American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer best known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and his groundbreaking sketch series "Chappelle's Show."
  • E. Chris Rock
    Chris Rock is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker known for his sharp, socially conscious humor and incisive commentary on race and politics.
  • 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_69d6aa9687448190b28d353b1b6a610e completed April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d797a49f648190a5144625d09dec6f completed April 9, 2026, 12:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e374c238ac81908e0a5eff958d6545 completed April 18, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e37ab6ca788190ac41f9494ad9a47f completed April 18, 2026, 12:36 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69e37c9439fc8190a69cfb1a13da4c19 completed April 18, 2026, 12:44 p.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:25 p.m.