Triple

T1009917
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Remains of the Day E21797 entity
Predicate castMember P1668 FINISHED
Object Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith was a British character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in works like "The Jewel in the Crown" and numerous period dramas.
E149131 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: Tim Pigott-Smith | Statement: [The Remains of the Day, castMember, Tim Pigott-Smith]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Pigott-Smith
Context triple: [The Remains of the Day, castMember, Tim Pigott-Smith]
  • A. Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter is an acclaimed English actress known for her versatile performances in both period dramas and eccentric contemporary roles, including frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • B. Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter is an acclaimed English actress known for her extensive work in classical theatre, film, and television, including prominent roles in adaptations of Jane Austen and in series such as "Succession" and "Killing Eve."
  • C. Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith is a renowned English actress celebrated for her versatile performances across film, television, and stage, including iconic roles in "Downton Abbey" and the "Harry Potter" series.
  • D. Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton is an acclaimed English actress known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in the Harry Potter series and numerous award-winning stage productions.
  • E. Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff is an acclaimed English actress known for her powerful performances in television dramas such as "Shameless" and "The Virgin Queen," as well as in film and theatre.
  • 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: Tim Pigott-Smith
Triple: [The Remains of the Day, castMember, Tim Pigott-Smith]
Generated description
Tim Pigott-Smith was a British character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in works like "The Jewel in the Crown" and numerous period dramas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim Pigott-Smith
Target entity description: Tim Pigott-Smith was a British character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in works like "The Jewel in the Crown" and numerous period dramas.
  • A. Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter is an acclaimed English actress known for her versatile performances in both period dramas and eccentric contemporary roles, including frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • B. Harriet Walter
    Harriet Walter is an acclaimed English actress known for her extensive work in classical theatre, film, and television, including prominent roles in adaptations of Jane Austen and in series such as "Succession" and "Killing Eve."
  • C. Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith is a renowned English actress celebrated for her versatile performances across film, television, and stage, including iconic roles in "Downton Abbey" and the "Harry Potter" series.
  • D. Imelda Staunton
    Imelda Staunton is an acclaimed English actress known for her versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including roles in the Harry Potter series and numerous award-winning stage productions.
  • E. Anne-Marie Duff
    Anne-Marie Duff is an acclaimed English actress known for her powerful performances in television dramas such as "Shameless" and "The Virgin Queen," as well as in film and theatre.
  • 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_69a493c53e648190ae8cb76c433fd9a7 completed March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b7a3cb608190a2de34a09cd55146 completed March 1, 2026, 10:03 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69acb2f040948190b19ce68fff879637 completed March 7, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69acb3d84aa881909c24ecffa1d3e898 completed March 7, 2026, 11:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69acb43a4384819082daa9fe42e84aa2 completed March 7, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:41 p.m.