Triple

T3956040
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Royal Shakespeare Company E84978 entity
Predicate hasFormerArtisticDirector P41027 FINISHED
Object Michael Boyd
Michael Boyd is a Scottish theatre director best known for his leadership of the Royal Shakespeare Company and his acclaimed Shakespearean productions.
E402960 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 Boyd | Statement: [Royal Shakespeare Company, hasFormerArtisticDirector, Michael Boyd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Boyd
Context triple: [Royal Shakespeare Company, hasFormerArtisticDirector, Michael Boyd]
  • A. Brian d'Arcy James
    Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and singer known for his work on Broadway and in film and television, including acclaimed performances in productions like "Shrek the Musical" and the film "Spotlight."
  • B. Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer, and director known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Good Wife," "Cabaret," and various Hollywood films.
  • C. Eric Warner
    Eric Warner is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the common surname Warner, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • D. Ian Hanmore
    Ian Hanmore is a Scottish character actor known for his work in British film and television, including roles in series like Game of Thrones and Doctor Who.
  • E. Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theater, including appearances in movies like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and the "Spider-Man" series.
  • 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 Boyd
Triple: [Royal Shakespeare Company, hasFormerArtisticDirector, Michael Boyd]
Generated description
Michael Boyd is a Scottish theatre director best known for his leadership of the Royal Shakespeare Company and his acclaimed Shakespearean productions.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Boyd
Target entity description: Michael Boyd is a Scottish theatre director best known for his leadership of the Royal Shakespeare Company and his acclaimed Shakespearean productions.
  • A. Brian d'Arcy James
    Brian d'Arcy James is an American actor and singer known for his work on Broadway and in film and television, including acclaimed performances in productions like "Shrek the Musical" and the film "Spotlight."
  • B. Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, writer, and director known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The Good Wife," "Cabaret," and various Hollywood films.
  • C. Eric Warner
    Eric Warner is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinguishing feature is sharing the common surname Warner, with no widely recognized public achievements or roles documented.
  • D. Ian Hanmore
    Ian Hanmore is a Scottish character actor known for his work in British film and television, including roles in series like Game of Thrones and Doctor Who.
  • E. Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theater, including appearances in movies like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and the "Spider-Man" series.
  • 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_69aed934fbfc8190847068e4546de963 completed March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69af0197a0a0819085d746f51c7fc51b completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b533aea08c8190b83d83e3ba89848c completed March 14, 2026, 10:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b537f7e2e481909b7a337c130bca7a completed March 14, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b538a7f8e4819087a74e96255e7c45 completed March 14, 2026, 10:30 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:30 p.m.