Triple
T9392179
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Boyd |
E226050
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Bill Boyd
Bill Boyd is the commonly used name for William Boyd, which may refer to several notable individuals including actors, politicians, and other public figures.
|
E797151
|
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: Bill Boyd | Statement: [William Boyd, alsoKnownAs, Bill Boyd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Boyd Context triple: [William Boyd, alsoKnownAs, Bill Boyd]
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A.
Paul Bacon
Paul Bacon was an influential American graphic designer and illustrator renowned for pioneering the "big book" cover style for major 20th-century novels and jazz albums.
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B.
Walter Boyd
Walter Boyd is a former Jamaican international footballer best known for his prolific goal-scoring and charismatic playing style as a forward in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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C.
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson is a Scottish actor known for his roles in period dramas and literary adaptations in film and television.
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D.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
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E.
Raymond Greenwood
Raymond Greenwood is a central character in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "White Nights," portrayed as a lonely, idealistic dreamer whose intense inner life contrasts with his isolation from society.
- 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: Bill Boyd Triple: [William Boyd, alsoKnownAs, Bill Boyd]
Generated description
Bill Boyd is the commonly used name for William Boyd, which may refer to several notable individuals including actors, politicians, and other public figures.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Boyd Target entity description: Bill Boyd is the commonly used name for William Boyd, which may refer to several notable individuals including actors, politicians, and other public figures.
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A.
Paul Bacon
Paul Bacon was an influential American graphic designer and illustrator renowned for pioneering the "big book" cover style for major 20th-century novels and jazz albums.
-
B.
Walter Boyd
Walter Boyd is a former Jamaican international footballer best known for his prolific goal-scoring and charismatic playing style as a forward in the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
C.
Hans Matheson
Hans Matheson is a Scottish actor known for his roles in period dramas and literary adaptations in film and television.
-
D.
John Burningham
John Burningham was a renowned British author and illustrator of children's books, celebrated for his distinctive, whimsical artwork and storytelling.
-
E.
Raymond Greenwood
Raymond Greenwood is a central character in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novella "White Nights," portrayed as a lonely, idealistic dreamer whose intense inner life contrasts with his isolation from society.
- 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_69ca842f7e3481908bf5bcf52e032dbd |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd510eae0c8190b7c4ab487a366bb3 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1079272c88190b9c44f25e834f9ef |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:44 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d1082f41b48190b8588bb986028f59 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:46 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d108bab8c881909748ffbb4b23f4ba |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:45 p.m.