Triple

T4423038
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Withnail & I E95145 entity
Predicate hasCastMember P2308 FINISHED
Object Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick was an English actor known for his rugged, working-class roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in series like "Boon" and various acclaimed dramas.
E441929 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: Michael Elphick | Statement: [Withnail & I, hasCastMember, Michael Elphick]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Elphick
Context triple: [Withnail & I, hasCastMember, Michael Elphick]
  • A. Colin Moulding
    Colin Moulding is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the new wave band XTC.
  • B. Bill Foulkes
    Bill Foulkes was an English footballer best known as a long-serving, tough-tackling defender for Manchester United and a key figure in the club’s post-war and Busby Babes eras.
  • C. Nigel Phillips
    Nigel Phillips is a British diplomat and colonial administrator who has served in senior governorship roles for UK Overseas Territories, including the British Antarctic Territory.
  • D. Bill Curbishley
    Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
  • E. Ian Boldsworth
    Ian Boldsworth is a British comedian, writer, and podcaster best known for his work in alternative comedy and shows like the paranormal podcast "The ParaPod."
  • 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: Michael Elphick
Triple: [Withnail & I, hasCastMember, Michael Elphick]
Generated description
Michael Elphick was an English actor known for his rugged, working-class roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in series like "Boon" and various acclaimed dramas.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Elphick
Target entity description: Michael Elphick was an English actor known for his rugged, working-class roles in British film and television, including notable appearances in series like "Boon" and various acclaimed dramas.
  • A. Colin Moulding
    Colin Moulding is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member of the new wave band XTC.
  • B. Bill Foulkes
    Bill Foulkes was an English footballer best known as a long-serving, tough-tackling defender for Manchester United and a key figure in the club’s post-war and Busby Babes eras.
  • C. Nigel Phillips
    Nigel Phillips is a British diplomat and colonial administrator who has served in senior governorship roles for UK Overseas Territories, including the British Antarctic Territory.
  • D. Bill Curbishley
    Bill Curbishley is a British music and film producer and band manager best known for his long-time work with rock bands like The Who and Judas Priest.
  • E. Ian Boldsworth
    Ian Boldsworth is a British comedian, writer, and podcaster best known for his work in alternative comedy and shows like the paranormal podcast "The ParaPod."
  • 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_69b3453a36908190b95a79a297ca083c completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3554b36a48190a475ac5474bed132 completed March 13, 2026, 12:07 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b627f1a7a0819087652c3599855274 completed March 15, 2026, 3:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b6295218e88190a48e8bfeb2febe2e completed March 15, 2026, 3:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b62b05bcec8190a0c8d1c0e5a62c75 completed March 15, 2026, 3:44 a.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:30 p.m.