Triple

T20469157
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Dr. Heywood Floyd E502137 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object William Sylvester NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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 Sylvester | Statement: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sylvester
Context triple: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
  • A. Willie E. Gary
    Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
  • B. Leroy McClain
    Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
  • C. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
    Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
  • D. Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
  • E. Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sylvester
Target entity description: William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
  • A. Willie E. Gary
    Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
  • B. Leroy McClain
    Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
  • C. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
    Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
  • D. Jeffrey Hunter
    Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
  • E. Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69e0b4ae5f1081908768b0c9a3a0bf38 completed April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6995f753081909bbe03f7c251d9c1 completed April 20, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:33 a.m.