Triple
T1678642
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill Nighy |
E36288
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Francis Nighy
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
|
E192502
|
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: William Francis Nighy | Statement: [Bill Nighy, birthName, William Francis Nighy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Francis Nighy Context triple: [Bill Nighy, birthName, William Francis Nighy]
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A.
Colin Clive
Colin Clive was a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the classic 1930s horror films "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein."
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B.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
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C.
George Powell
George Powell was a 19th-century British sealer and explorer noted for his Antarctic voyages and co-discovery of several sub-Antarctic islands.
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D.
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.
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E.
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in classic films such as "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Doctor Zhivago," as well as an extensive stage and television career.
- 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: William Francis Nighy Triple: [Bill Nighy, birthName, William Francis Nighy]
Generated description
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Francis Nighy Target entity description: William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
-
A.
Colin Clive
Colin Clive was a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Henry Frankenstein in the classic 1930s horror films "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein."
-
B.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
-
C.
George Powell
George Powell was a 19th-century British sealer and explorer noted for his Antarctic voyages and co-discovery of several sub-Antarctic islands.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in classic films such as "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Doctor Zhivago," as well as an extensive stage and television career.
- 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_69a886139ed081909af0940aa9313512 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa625f7e1081909c3c4fe76625783a |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8ac15c3c8190ba730217efd69a77 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad9575acf88190aa3fe80794534dd4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad97a7128c819097ff36216f00d4f9 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.