Triple

T2120388
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Wilby Conspiracy E43906 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
E270768 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: Nicol Williamson | Statement: [The Wilby Conspiracy, starring, Nicol Williamson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicol Williamson
Context triple: [The Wilby Conspiracy, starring, Nicol Williamson]
  • A. Richard Burton
    Richard Burton was a renowned Welsh actor celebrated for his powerful Shakespearean performances and intense screen presence in classic films of the mid-20th century.
  • B. Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in 1960s television dramas and 1980s miniseries such as "Dr. Kildare," "Shōgun," and "The Thorn Birds."
  • C. Michael Gough
    Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • D. Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
  • E. Roger Lloyd-Pack
    Roger Lloyd-Pack was an English actor best known for his comedic roles in British television, particularly as Trigger in "Only Fools and Horses."
  • 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: Nicol Williamson
Triple: [The Wilby Conspiracy, starring, Nicol Williamson]
Generated description
Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicol Williamson
Target entity description: Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
  • A. Richard Burton
    Richard Burton was a renowned Welsh actor celebrated for his powerful Shakespearean performances and intense screen presence in classic films of the mid-20th century.
  • B. Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in 1960s television dramas and 1980s miniseries such as "Dr. Kildare," "Shōgun," and "The Thorn Birds."
  • C. Michael Gough
    Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
  • D. Clive Merrison
    Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
  • E. Roger Lloyd-Pack
    Roger Lloyd-Pack was an English actor best known for his comedic roles in British television, particularly as Trigger in "Only Fools and Horses."
  • 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_69a88717cfe48190b7ecdd68c824848a completed March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbb3404348190bc843022fbd2b4d0 completed March 7, 2026, 5:44 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69af175e79d881909390ae71cceb6db2 completed March 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69af1b5f8e44819097badddecc0b503c completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69af1bc06a248190a688d32e1e62c764 completed March 9, 2026, 7:13 p.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.