Triple
T719877
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David Letterman |
E14391
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | David Michael Letterman |
E14391
|
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: David Michael Letterman | Statement: [David Letterman, birthName, David Michael Letterman]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Michael Letterman Context triple: [David Letterman, birthName, David Michael Letterman]
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A.
David Letterman
chosen
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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B.
Steve Allen
Steve Allen was an American television personality, comedian, musician, and writer best known as the original host and creator of the late-night talk show format in the United States.
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C.
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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D.
Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his long-running late-night talk shows featuring self-deprecating humor and absurdist comedy.
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E.
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.
- 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_69a4934a36e081909e7abef98b898a4e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4a58e65e8819098cba7e6a20d8f33 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a673329a0c8190b725b9863ba4c162 |
completed | March 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.