Triple
T20469157
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Dr. Heywood Floyd |
E502137
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
William Sylvester
William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
|
E1433289
|
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 Sylvester | Statement: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sylvester Context triple: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
-
A.
Willie E. Gary
Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
-
B.
Leroy McClain
Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
-
C.
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
-
D.
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
-
E.
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
- 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 Sylvester Triple: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
Generated description
William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William Sylvester Target entity description: William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
-
A.
Willie E. Gary
Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
-
B.
Leroy McClain
Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
-
C.
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
-
D.
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
-
E.
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
- 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_69e0b4ae5f1081908768b0c9a3a0bf38 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6995f753081909bbe03f7c251d9c1 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 9:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a088b1c8764819082fab819e2114156 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a088c75b09081908a35bc7a9b6a45ce |
completed | May 16, 2026, 3:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a088d8c3ab08190a399dba52e3c99f5 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 3:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:33 a.m.