Triple

T8431639
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Silo E199126 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Billy Postlethwaite
Billy Postlethwaite is a British actor known for his work in film and television, including a role in the dystopian series "Silo."
 E776867 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: Billy Postlethwaite | Statement: [Silo, portrayedBy, Billy Postlethwaite]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Billy Postlethwaite
Context triple: [Silo, portrayedBy, Billy Postlethwaite]
  • A. Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith
    Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British actor and author best known for his acclaimed stage work and his BAFTA-winning performance in the television series "The Jewel in the Crown."
  • B. Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern was an English actor renowned for his distinguished stage and screen career, often noted for his Shakespearean roles and character work in British film and television.
  • C. Ron Todd
    Ron Todd was a prominent British trade union leader who served as a key figure in the labor movement during the late 20th century.
  • D. Ron Todd
    Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
  • E. Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
  • 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: Billy Postlethwaite
Triple: [Silo, portrayedBy, Billy Postlethwaite]
Generated description
Billy Postlethwaite is a British actor known for his work in film and television, including a role in the dystopian series "Silo."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Billy Postlethwaite
Target entity description: Billy Postlethwaite is a British actor known for his work in film and television, including a role in the dystopian series "Silo."
  • A. Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith
    Timothy Peter Pigott-Smith was a British actor and author best known for his acclaimed stage work and his BAFTA-winning performance in the television series "The Jewel in the Crown."
  • B. Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern was an English actor renowned for his distinguished stage and screen career, often noted for his Shakespearean roles and character work in British film and television.
  • C. Ron Todd
    Ron Todd was a prominent British trade union leader who served as a key figure in the labor movement during the late 20th century.
  • D. Ron Todd
    Ron Todd is an American politician who served as the Kansas Insurance Commissioner before Kathleen Sebelius.
  • E. Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy is an English actor known for his distinctive voice and acclaimed performances in films such as "Love Actually," "Pirates of the Caribbean," and "About Time."
  • 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_69ca8313c99081909a5c6d83b91de5b3 completed March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cbd1a4876c81908d5a708bb1f35683 completed March 31, 2026, 1:52 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d016c8b6f0819084d14fec00aad335 completed April 3, 2026, 7:36 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d019059e8481909a696575366aa0b6 completed April 3, 2026, 7:46 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d019a2736c8190880c8f3786cf353b completed April 3, 2026, 7:48 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:07 p.m.