Triple
T1474692
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Sarnoff |
E30810
|
entity |
| Predicate | child |
P120
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert W. Sarnoff
Robert W. Sarnoff was an American media executive who served as chairman and CEO of RCA, overseeing the company during the rise of color television and modern broadcasting.
|
E172152
|
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: Robert W. Sarnoff | Statement: [David Sarnoff, child, Robert W. Sarnoff]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Sarnoff Context triple: [David Sarnoff, child, Robert W. Sarnoff]
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A.
David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff was a pioneering American radio and television executive who led RCA and helped shape the development and commercialization of broadcast media in the 20th century.
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B.
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff was the wife of influential American record producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.
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C.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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D.
Thomas J. Watson
Thomas J. Watson was an American business executive best known for transforming the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM and leading it to become a dominant force in the early computer industry.
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E.
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan was a prominent American business executive and long-time president and chairman of General Motors, known for pioneering modern corporate management practices and organizational structures.
- 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: Robert W. Sarnoff Triple: [David Sarnoff, child, Robert W. Sarnoff]
Generated description
Robert W. Sarnoff was an American media executive who served as chairman and CEO of RCA, overseeing the company during the rise of color television and modern broadcasting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert W. Sarnoff Target entity description: Robert W. Sarnoff was an American media executive who served as chairman and CEO of RCA, overseeing the company during the rise of color television and modern broadcasting.
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A.
David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff was a pioneering American radio and television executive who led RCA and helped shape the development and commercialization of broadcast media in the 20th century.
-
B.
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff
Esme O'Brien Sarnoff was the wife of influential American record producer and talent scout John H. Hammond Jr.
-
C.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
-
D.
Thomas J. Watson
Thomas J. Watson was an American business executive best known for transforming the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM and leading it to become a dominant force in the early computer industry.
-
E.
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan was a prominent American business executive and long-time president and chairman of General Motors, known for pioneering modern corporate management practices and organizational structures.
- 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_69a498fe55a88190ab7f9e40ace88e49 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c6011d248190988380eca4ecf514 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 11:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad232ab26c8190aa9fc95ff2fcf0eb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad23b8d570819099b953c7a60e9445 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad248193ec8190b0c08ef979661af0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 8:11 p.m.