Triple
T4170584
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | An Unearthly Child |
E84551
|
entity |
| Predicate | starsActor |
P5563
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Hartnell |
E362146
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Hartnell | Statement: [An Unearthly Child, starsActor, William Hartnell]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Hartnell Context triple: [An Unearthly Child, starsActor, William Hartnell]
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A.
William Hartnell
chosen
William Hartnell was an English actor best known for originating the role of the First Doctor in the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
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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C.
Clive Merrison
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor known for his extensive work in British film, television, and radio, including his acclaimed portrayal of Sherlock Holmes for BBC Radio.
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D.
Norman Fell
Norman Fell was an American character actor best known for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the television sitcom "Three's Company."
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69aed932cab48190b80ffe35f7029ae1 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af02c87cc88190a9ec3712db18a8a7 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b57f4ef1a08190a232ed94595a86e8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:45 p.m.