Triple
T472435
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PBS |
E8587
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
National Educational Television
National Educational Television was a U.S. nonprofit educational television network that operated from the 1950s to 1970 and laid the groundwork for what became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
|
E59297
|
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: National Educational Television | Statement: [PBS, predecessor, National Educational Television]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Educational Television Context triple: [PBS, predecessor, National Educational Television]
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A.
PBS
PBS is a U.S. public television network known for educational, scientific, and cultural programming.
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B.
Mutual Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System was a major American radio network that operated from the 1930s to the 1990s and was known for its news, sports, and talk programming.
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C.
Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
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D.
NBC
NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.
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E.
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television was a regional ITV franchise in the United Kingdom, best known for producing news, current affairs, and entertainment programming for the Midlands.
- 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: National Educational Television Triple: [PBS, predecessor, National Educational Television]
Generated description
National Educational Television was a U.S. nonprofit educational television network that operated from the 1950s to 1970 and laid the groundwork for what became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Educational Television Target entity description: National Educational Television was a U.S. nonprofit educational television network that operated from the 1950s to 1970 and laid the groundwork for what became the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
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A.
PBS
PBS is a U.S. public television network known for educational, scientific, and cultural programming.
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B.
Mutual Broadcasting System
Mutual Broadcasting System was a major American radio network that operated from the 1930s to the 1990s and was known for its news, sports, and talk programming.
-
C.
Voice of America
Voice of America is a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster that provides news and information in multiple languages to audiences around the world.
-
D.
NBC
NBC is a major American broadcast television network known for its nationwide programming, including news, sports, and entertainment.
-
E.
Central Independent Television
Central Independent Television was a regional ITV franchise in the United Kingdom, best known for producing news, current affairs, and entertainment programming for the Midlands.
- 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_69a2e7f3aeb48190a19453e3a043f486 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eff24108819092fdb85019ec4089 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a462fbc760819092a3065fbb0ef589 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4638ac9a481909da9430a589408a3 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:04 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a463e978508190baab1c4a721661fb |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:06 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.