Triple
T197846
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Guns, Germs, and Steel |
E4036
|
entity |
| Predicate | documentaryBroadcaster |
P833
|
FINISHED |
| Object | PBS |
E8587
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: PBS | Statement: [Guns, Germs, and Steel, documentaryBroadcaster, PBS]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PBS Context triple: [Guns, Germs, and Steel, documentaryBroadcaster, PBS]
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A.
PBS
chosen
PBS is a U.S. public television network known for educational, scientific, and cultural programming.
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B.
CBS
CBS is a major American broadcast television network known for airing a wide range of popular news, sports, and entertainment programming nationwide.
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C.
NBC
NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.
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D.
HBO
HBO is a premium American television and streaming network known for producing influential, high-quality original series, films, and documentaries such as "The Sopranos," "Game of Thrones," and "Succession."
-
E.
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company is a major American television network known for its prime-time entertainment programming, including hit series, sports broadcasts, and news.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: documentaryBroadcaster Context triple: [Guns, Germs, and Steel, documentaryBroadcaster, PBS]
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A.
broadcastNetwork
chosen
Indicates that one entity serves as the television or radio network that broadcasts the programming or content of another entity.
-
B.
notableBroadcaster
Indicates that the subject is a broadcaster who is particularly prominent, influential, or widely recognized.
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C.
televisionFilm
Indicates that the subject is a television film (a movie produced for or originally distributed via television).
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D.
televisionShow
Indicates that one entity is a television show associated with, or featured in relation to, another entity.
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E.
isTelevised
Indicates that an event, program, or activity is broadcast on television for public viewing.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69a254bca59881909a15e1496f1508c7 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:36 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a25be47ea881909c296b30a0d47a65 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3232f11a08190ad532c68d9e8e2da |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 5:17 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a25b47481c8190add47c641c977bb9 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 3:04 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:44 a.m.