Triple

T389965
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Richard Pryor E8858 entity
Predicate influencedBy P9 FINISHED
Object Lenny Bruce
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
E50213 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: Lenny Bruce | Statement: [Richard Pryor, influencedBy, Lenny Bruce]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lenny Bruce
Context triple: [Richard Pryor, influencedBy, Lenny Bruce]
  • A. George Carlin
    George Carlin was an influential American stand-up comedian, social critic, and author known for his sharp wit, boundary-pushing routines, and incisive commentary on language, politics, and culture.
  • B. Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and actor known for his incisive, taboo-challenging humor and profound influence on modern comedy.
  • C. Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
  • D. Lewis Black
    Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
  • E. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • 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: Lenny Bruce
Triple: [Richard Pryor, influencedBy, Lenny Bruce]
Generated description
Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lenny Bruce
Target entity description: Lenny Bruce was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and social satirist known for his provocative, taboo-challenging routines that reshaped modern comedy and free-speech in performance.
  • A. George Carlin
    George Carlin was an influential American stand-up comedian, social critic, and author known for his sharp wit, boundary-pushing routines, and incisive commentary on language, politics, and culture.
  • B. Richard Pryor
    Richard Pryor was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and actor known for his incisive, taboo-challenging humor and profound influence on modern comedy.
  • C. Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson was an American actor and singer best known for his iconic performance as Sam, the piano player who sings "As Time Goes By," in the classic film Casablanca.
  • D. Lewis Black
    Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author best known for his angry, rant-filled style of political and social commentary.
  • E. Al Jolson
    Al Jolson was a hugely popular early 20th-century American singer and actor, often called "The World's Greatest Entertainer," known for his powerful stage presence and pioneering work in sound films.
  • 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_69a2e7f55c60819097aff65ea2ca2832 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ec5bdc848190826701590070497b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a40ad425a881909eea63c64a683c0f completed March 1, 2026, 9:45 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a40b2db7708190a7b0dfb448310ae6 completed March 1, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a40ba273888190b3923d6f5efefd2a completed March 1, 2026, 9:49 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.