Triple

T9245018
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Hurt E222168 entity
Predicate fullName P16 FINISHED
Object William McChord Hurt
William McChord Hurt was an American actor known for his intense, introspective performances and acclaimed roles in films such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Broadcast News," and "The Big Chill."
 E788154 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: William McChord Hurt | Statement: [William Hurt, fullName, William McChord Hurt]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William McChord Hurt
Context triple: [William Hurt, fullName, William McChord Hurt]
  • A. David Hennings
    David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
  • B. Robert Oliver Reed
    Robert Oliver Reed was a British actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in films such as "Oliver!", "Women in Love," and "Gladiator."
  • C. Fred Ward
    Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
  • D. Noel Willman
    Noel Willman was a British actor and director known for his work on stage and screen, including directing major West End and Broadway productions.
  • E. Joel Harlow
    Joel Harlow is an Academy Award-winning American makeup artist and special effects designer known for his work on films such as "Star Trek" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
  • 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: William McChord Hurt
Triple: [William Hurt, fullName, William McChord Hurt]
Generated description
William McChord Hurt was an American actor known for his intense, introspective performances and acclaimed roles in films such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Broadcast News," and "The Big Chill."
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: William McChord Hurt
Target entity description: William McChord Hurt was an American actor known for his intense, introspective performances and acclaimed roles in films such as "Kiss of the Spider Woman," "Broadcast News," and "The Big Chill."
  • A. David Hennings
    David Hennings is a film cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and other feature films, including "Horrible Bosses."
  • B. Robert Oliver Reed
    Robert Oliver Reed was a British actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in films such as "Oliver!", "Women in Love," and "Gladiator."
  • C. Fred Ward
    Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
  • D. Noel Willman
    Noel Willman was a British actor and director known for his work on stage and screen, including directing major West End and Broadway productions.
  • E. Joel Harlow
    Joel Harlow is an Academy Award-winning American makeup artist and special effects designer known for his work on films such as "Star Trek" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
  • 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_69ca83ee26cc81909ac624e190597d6d completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cd03efaa748190973916bd790f6e3a completed April 1, 2026, 11:39 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d09bca80a481908038fee287989a54 completed April 4, 2026, 5:04 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d09cf11e488190b61f4a61002454e6 completed April 4, 2026, 5:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d09e2069048190ac22b738fa324771 completed April 4, 2026, 5:14 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m.