Triple

T9752968
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject David Ossman E236483 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Sullen Ear (radio play)
The Sullen Ear is a surreal, satirical radio drama by Firesign Theatre member David Ossman, showcasing his distinctive blend of absurdist humor and experimental audio storytelling.
E818933 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: The Sullen Ear (radio play) | Statement: [David Ossman, notableWork, The Sullen Ear (radio play)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sullen Ear (radio play)
Context triple: [David Ossman, notableWork, The Sullen Ear (radio play)]
  • A. The Big Broadcast of 1938
    The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount musical comedy film best known for introducing the classic song "Thanks for the Memory," performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
  • B. Suspense (radio series)
    Suspense was a long-running American radio drama anthology series, especially popular in the 1940s and 1950s, known for its tense, thriller-style stories and appearances by major Hollywood stars.
  • C. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
  • D. The Listener
    The Listener is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that follows a young paramedic with telepathic abilities who helps solve crimes by reading people's thoughts.
  • E. The Spirit of Radio
    "The Spirit of Radio" is a 1980 progressive rock song by Rush, celebrated for its intricate musicianship, shifting time signatures, and commentary on the commercialization of radio.
  • 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: The Sullen Ear (radio play)
Triple: [David Ossman, notableWork, The Sullen Ear (radio play)]
Generated description
The Sullen Ear is a surreal, satirical radio drama by Firesign Theatre member David Ossman, showcasing his distinctive blend of absurdist humor and experimental audio storytelling.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sullen Ear (radio play)
Target entity description: The Sullen Ear is a surreal, satirical radio drama by Firesign Theatre member David Ossman, showcasing his distinctive blend of absurdist humor and experimental audio storytelling.
  • A. The Big Broadcast of 1938
    The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount musical comedy film best known for introducing the classic song "Thanks for the Memory," performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
  • B. Suspense (radio series)
    Suspense was a long-running American radio drama anthology series, especially popular in the 1940s and 1950s, known for its tense, thriller-style stories and appearances by major Hollywood stars.
  • C. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
  • D. The Listener
    The Listener is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that follows a young paramedic with telepathic abilities who helps solve crimes by reading people's thoughts.
  • E. The Spirit of Radio
    "The Spirit of Radio" is a 1980 progressive rock song by Rush, celebrated for its intricate musicianship, shifting time signatures, and commentary on the commercialization of radio.
  • 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_69ca84d4eddc8190996fec1417d2bae8 completed March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd9fae332c8190b11f0258b5a5ae2b completed April 1, 2026, 10:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1b0288b808190821287a2cc54025d completed April 5, 2026, 12:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d1b243b2d48190b4e57871dca3f38f completed April 5, 2026, 12:52 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1b2e335e48190b8d45097fd686c55 completed April 5, 2026, 12:54 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:24 p.m.