Triple

T10325988
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Norman B. Ream E242762 entity
Predicate boardMemberOf P10 FINISHED
Object International Mercantile Marine Company E415221 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: International Mercantile Marine Company | Statement: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, International Mercantile Marine Company]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: International Mercantile Marine Company
Context triple: [Norman B. Ream, boardMemberOf, International Mercantile Marine Company]
  • A. International Mercantile Marine Company chosen
    The International Mercantile Marine Company was an early 20th-century American shipping trust created by financier J.P. Morgan to consolidate several major transatlantic steamship lines into a single powerful conglomerate.
  • B. White Star Line
    White Star Line was a prominent British shipping company best known for operating the RMS Titanic and other famous ocean liners during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • C. Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
    The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) was a major British shipping and logistics company renowned for its global passenger and cargo services, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • D. Hamburg America Line
    Hamburg America Line was a major German transatlantic shipping company that operated prominent passenger and cargo services between Europe and the Americas from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.
  • E. British India Steam Navigation Company
    The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d381af787481908bc401325c760a88 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d4d7cd76348190b93562112300acfc ner completed
NED1 batch_69d71da93b988190ad568b0677b5d344 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:51 a.m.