Triple

T3568916
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Matthew Macfadyen E75520 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object David Matthew Macfadyen
David Matthew Macfadyen is a British actor best known for his roles in the television series "Succession" and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice."
E370999 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: David Matthew Macfadyen | Statement: [Matthew Macfadyen, birthName, David Matthew Macfadyen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Matthew Macfadyen
Context triple: [Matthew Macfadyen, birthName, David Matthew Macfadyen]
  • A. Bill Hartnett
    Bill Hartnett is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Hartnett, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • B. Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
  • C. Richard Gant
    Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
  • D. Luke Goss
    Luke Goss is an English actor and former drummer best known for his roles in genre films such as "Blade II" and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
  • E. Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard is an American actor and director best known for his energetic, often comedic performances in films such as "Scream," "Scooby-Doo," and "Hackers."
  • 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: David Matthew Macfadyen
Triple: [Matthew Macfadyen, birthName, David Matthew Macfadyen]
Generated description
David Matthew Macfadyen is a British actor best known for his roles in the television series "Succession" and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Matthew Macfadyen
Target entity description: David Matthew Macfadyen is a British actor best known for his roles in the television series "Succession" and the 2005 film adaptation of "Pride & Prejudice."
  • A. Bill Hartnett
    Bill Hartnett is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Hartnett, though specific widely known achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • B. Angus Macfadyen
    Angus Macfadyen is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in films such as "Braveheart," "Equilibrium," and "Saw III," as well as numerous television appearances.
  • C. Richard Gant
    Richard Gant is an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authoritative or tough-minded figures.
  • D. Luke Goss
    Luke Goss is an English actor and former drummer best known for his roles in genre films such as "Blade II" and "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."
  • E. Matthew Lillard
    Matthew Lillard is an American actor and director best known for his energetic, often comedic performances in films such as "Scream," "Scooby-Doo," and "Hackers."
  • 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_69ad85d512708190829c8b2d3a2ccfb8 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc0c083ac8190a71cd9ede2114cac completed March 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b402ebfd548190a155fb1e65aefa8d completed March 13, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b406f095488190b4543fa8008fe86c completed March 13, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4086f6da4819084778dffa33ef116 completed March 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:21 p.m.