Triple
T9854595
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | And the Band Played On |
E239551
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Don Francis
Don Francis is an American epidemiologist and public health official known for his early work on HIV/AIDS research and prevention.
|
E827230
|
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: Don Francis | Statement: [And the Band Played On, portrays, Don Francis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Francis Context triple: [And the Band Played On, portrays, Don Francis]
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A.
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue is an American television host and media pioneer best known for creating and hosting the long-running, audience-participation talk show "The Phil Donahue Show."
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B.
George McGinnis
George McGinnis is a Hall of Fame American basketball forward known for his dominant scoring and rebounding in the ABA and NBA during the 1970s, particularly with the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.
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C.
Bob Fouts
Bob Fouts was an American sportscaster best known for his long career as a play-by-play announcer for San Francisco Bay Area sports teams.
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D.
Morton Downey
Morton Downey was an American singer and entertainer active in the early 20th century, known for his popular recordings and radio performances.
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E.
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder was an American television personality and pioneering late-night talk show host known for his in-depth, conversational interview style on programs like "Tomorrow" and "The Late Late Show."
- 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: Don Francis Triple: [And the Band Played On, portrays, Don Francis]
Generated description
Don Francis is an American epidemiologist and public health official known for his early work on HIV/AIDS research and prevention.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Francis Target entity description: Don Francis is an American epidemiologist and public health official known for his early work on HIV/AIDS research and prevention.
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A.
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue is an American television host and media pioneer best known for creating and hosting the long-running, audience-participation talk show "The Phil Donahue Show."
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B.
George McGinnis
George McGinnis is a Hall of Fame American basketball forward known for his dominant scoring and rebounding in the ABA and NBA during the 1970s, particularly with the Indiana Pacers and Philadelphia 76ers.
-
C.
Bob Fouts
Bob Fouts was an American sportscaster best known for his long career as a play-by-play announcer for San Francisco Bay Area sports teams.
-
D.
Morton Downey
Morton Downey was an American singer and entertainer active in the early 20th century, known for his popular recordings and radio performances.
-
E.
Tom Snyder
Tom Snyder was an American television personality and pioneering late-night talk show host known for his in-depth, conversational interview style on programs like "Tomorrow" and "The Late Late Show."
- 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_69ca84e4fdc08190a624425bcef98665 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:12 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb3960fb481909c90d6d6cafc6222 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1ead91ee88190bd4cb28ab16bf703 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:53 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1eb79be388190853e0e7c29287294 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d1ebf0a99081908ae0c4bceadc42bc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 4:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:34 p.m.