Triple
T609166
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Boston University |
E12058
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Howard Stern
Howard Stern is an American radio and television personality best known for his provocative, boundary-pushing talk show and influential role in modern shock-jock broadcasting.
|
E76304
|
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: Howard Stern | Statement: [Boston University, hasNotableAlumni, Howard Stern]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Stern Context triple: [Boston University, hasNotableAlumni, Howard Stern]
-
A.
Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey is an American comedian, television host, and author best known for hosting shows like Family Feud and writing the relationship advice book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."
-
B.
Steve Ross
Steve Ross was an American businessman best known for building Warner Communications into a media powerhouse and serving as a key architect of what became Time Warner.
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C.
Jay Leno
Jay Leno is an American comedian and longtime host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” known for his observational stand-up and prominent role in late-night television.
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D.
David Letterman
David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."
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E.
Johnny Most
Johnny Most was a legendary American sports broadcaster best known as the longtime, passionately partisan radio voice of the Boston Celtics.
- 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: Howard Stern Triple: [Boston University, hasNotableAlumni, Howard Stern]
Generated description
Howard Stern is an American radio and television personality best known for his provocative, boundary-pushing talk show and influential role in modern shock-jock broadcasting.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Stern Target entity description: Howard Stern is an American radio and television personality best known for his provocative, boundary-pushing talk show and influential role in modern shock-jock broadcasting.
-
A.
Steve Harvey
Steve Harvey is an American comedian, television host, and author best known for hosting shows like Family Feud and writing the relationship advice book "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man."
-
B.
Steve Ross
Steve Ross was an American businessman best known for building Warner Communications into a media powerhouse and serving as a key architect of what became Time Warner.
-
C.
Jay Leno
Jay Leno is an American comedian and longtime host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” known for his observational stand-up and prominent role in late-night television.
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D.
David Letterman
David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."
-
E.
Johnny Most
Johnny Most was a legendary American sports broadcaster best known as the longtime, passionately partisan radio voice of the Boston Celtics.
- 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_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49df54eec8190af3f5f04c01d5d2a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a52eacec94819094e920ab1c0659e8 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a53062c138819095262b45396fc97a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a530f8c6b08190b987016e8e8c11b6 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.