Triple
T3377920
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terror of the Autons |
E71110
|
entity |
| Predicate | portraysCharacter |
P1668
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Nicholas Courtney’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is a stalwart, no-nonsense UNIT commander and one of the Doctor’s most enduring human allies in the classic Doctor Who series.
|
E352956
|
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: Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | Statement: [Terror of the Autons, portraysCharacter, Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Context triple: [Terror of the Autons, portraysCharacter, Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]
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A.
Tom Baker
Tom Baker is a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series "Doctor Who."
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B.
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton was an English actor best known for playing the Second Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
John Thaw
John Thaw was a renowned English actor best known for his iconic role as Inspector Morse in the long-running British television series of the same name.
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D.
Neil Cross
Neil Cross is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for creating the acclaimed crime drama television series "Luther."
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E.
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and voice artist best known for providing the iconic voices of the Daleks and other monsters in the Doctor Who franchise.
- 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: Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Triple: [Terror of the Autons, portraysCharacter, Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]
Generated description
Nicholas Courtney’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is a stalwart, no-nonsense UNIT commander and one of the Doctor’s most enduring human allies in the classic Doctor Who series.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicholas Courtney – Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Target entity description: Nicholas Courtney’s Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart is a stalwart, no-nonsense UNIT commander and one of the Doctor’s most enduring human allies in the classic Doctor Who series.
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A.
Tom Baker
Tom Baker is a British actor best known for his iconic portrayal of the Fourth Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series "Doctor Who."
-
B.
Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton was an English actor best known for playing the Second Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
-
C.
John Thaw
John Thaw was a renowned English actor best known for his iconic role as Inspector Morse in the long-running British television series of the same name.
-
D.
Neil Cross
Neil Cross is a British novelist and screenwriter best known for creating the acclaimed crime drama television series "Luther."
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E.
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Briggs is a British actor and voice artist best known for providing the iconic voices of the Daleks and other monsters in the Doctor Who franchise.
- 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_69ad85a7f80c8190a05e43013f298942 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb2e8d1988190b6fb6c4c5502f25f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:33 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b334490bf08190aa119e72d12f5e4b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:46 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b334d2c7b8819096ed10686addc7e9 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:49 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b335b4cfc48190b5fef4255ba52d84 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 9:52 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m.