Triple

T4505408
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boardwalk Empire E101319 entity
Predicate star P23405 FINISHED
Object Michael K. Williams
Michael K. Williams was an acclaimed American actor best known for his intense, nuanced portrayals of complex characters in television dramas such as The Wire and Boardwalk Empire.
E447676 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 K. Williams | Statement: [Boardwalk Empire, star, Michael K. Williams]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael K. Williams
Context triple: [Boardwalk Empire, star, Michael K. Williams]
  • A. Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Angels in America," the "Hunger Games" series, and "Westworld."
  • B. Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick was an American actor known for his commanding presence and roles in series like "The Wire" and "Fringe" as well as the "John Wick" film franchise.
  • C. Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
  • D. Aldis Hodge
    Aldis Hodge is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Leverage," "One Night in Miami...," and "Black Adam."
  • E. André Holland
    André Holland is an American actor known for his nuanced performances in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in projects like "Moonlight" and "High Flying Bird."
  • 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 K. Williams
Triple: [Boardwalk Empire, star, Michael K. Williams]
Generated description
Michael K. Williams was an acclaimed American actor best known for his intense, nuanced portrayals of complex characters in television dramas such as The Wire and Boardwalk Empire.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael K. Williams
Target entity description: Michael K. Williams was an acclaimed American actor best known for his intense, nuanced portrayals of complex characters in television dramas such as The Wire and Boardwalk Empire.
  • A. Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright is an acclaimed American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Angels in America," the "Hunger Games" series, and "Westworld."
  • B. Lance Reddick
    Lance Reddick was an American actor known for his commanding presence and roles in series like "The Wire" and "Fringe" as well as the "John Wick" film franchise.
  • C. Courtney B. Vance
    Courtney B. Vance is an American actor known for his acclaimed work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
  • D. Aldis Hodge
    Aldis Hodge is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Leverage," "One Night in Miami...," and "Black Adam."
  • E. André Holland
    André Holland is an American actor known for his nuanced performances in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in projects like "Moonlight" and "High Flying Bird."
  • 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_69bd43d175248190894dc58b5b395c26 completed March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd56ff78748190bb667e70c69dc817 completed March 20, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bd6f9961ac8190954b2d352d2319fb completed March 20, 2026, 4:02 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bd705e0e848190a73e7ddb569f0e37 completed March 20, 2026, 4:05 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bd71b41664819091bd4f75d4634943 completed March 20, 2026, 4:11 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:01 p.m.