Triple
T5203469
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Silent Witness |
E117450
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCharacter |
P1481
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Sam Ryan
Sam Ryan is the central forensic pathologist and early lead character in the British crime drama series "Silent Witness."
|
E501022
|
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: Sam Ryan | Statement: [Silent Witness, notableCharacter, Sam Ryan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Ryan Context triple: [Silent Witness, notableCharacter, Sam Ryan]
-
A.
John Ryan
John Ryan is an American songwriter and producer known for co-writing numerous pop hits for artists such as One Direction, Maroon 5, and Jason Derulo.
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B.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
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C.
Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan is the central protagonist of the television series "The Unit," depicted as a highly skilled and seasoned leader of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
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D.
Adam Ryen
Adam Ryen is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of Cody in Disney's animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."
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E.
Aidan Murphy
Aidan Murphy is the Irish actor better known professionally as Aidan Gillen, recognized for roles in series like "The Wire" and "Game of Thrones."
- 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: Sam Ryan Triple: [Silent Witness, notableCharacter, Sam Ryan]
Generated description
Sam Ryan is the central forensic pathologist and early lead character in the British crime drama series "Silent Witness."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Ryan Target entity description: Sam Ryan is the central forensic pathologist and early lead character in the British crime drama series "Silent Witness."
-
A.
John Ryan
John Ryan is an American songwriter and producer known for co-writing numerous pop hits for artists such as One Direction, Maroon 5, and Jason Derulo.
-
B.
William Ryan
William Ryan is a marine geologist and oceanographer known for his influential work on seafloor spreading and the geological history of the Black Sea, including the "Noah's Flood" hypothesis.
-
C.
Tom Ryan
Tom Ryan is the central protagonist of the television series "The Unit," depicted as a highly skilled and seasoned leader of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
-
D.
Adam Ryen
Adam Ryen is a voice actor best known for providing the voice of Cody in Disney's animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."
-
E.
Aidan Murphy
Aidan Murphy is the Irish actor better known professionally as Aidan Gillen, recognized for roles in series like "The Wire" and "Game of Thrones."
- 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_69bd4463dd3c81909966123f20b79d57 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd7a46393c81908da08f4fbfb6147d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bee0a8ae0881909ce3173b73c2b749 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bee61df9b4819092e4801195da2462 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bee67364588190b5d8f31af7adf1f4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:47 p.m.