Triple
T2376892
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | NBA on TNT |
E46217
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAnalyst |
P8698
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Kenny Smith |
E125625
|
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: Kenny Smith | Statement: [NBA on TNT, hasAnalyst, Kenny Smith]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenny Smith Context triple: [NBA on TNT, hasAnalyst, Kenny Smith]
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A.
Kenny Smith
chosen
Kenny Smith is a former NBA point guard turned television analyst best known for his long-running role on TNT’s "Inside the NBA."
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B.
Ernie Johnson Jr.
Ernie Johnson Jr. is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of TNT’s NBA coverage alongside analysts like Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith.
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C.
Tom McMillen
Tom McMillen is a former American basketball star, Rhodes Scholar, and U.S. Congressman who gained prominence at the University of Maryland before playing in the NBA and entering politics.
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D.
Jeff Richmond
Jeff Richmond is an American composer, producer, and director known for his work on television comedies such as "30 Rock" and "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
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E.
Kenny Williams
Kenny Williams is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who became best known as a longtime Chicago White Sox executive, helping build the roster that won the 2005 World Series.
- 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_69a88a1554a48190a0180682bcf099be |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd0d813dc8190aa331cdca0b75eca |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aea8ac3e80819099065f874f9dc25d |
completed | March 9, 2026, 11:02 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:57 p.m.