Triple

T10399542
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Lilian Fontaine E245107 entity
Predicate relative P37 FINISHED
Object Walter de Havilland E240902 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: Walter de Havilland | Statement: [Lilian Fontaine, relative, Walter de Havilland]

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: Walter de Havilland
Context triple: [Lilian Fontaine, relative, Walter de Havilland]
  • A. Walter de Havilland chosen
    Walter de Havilland was a British patent attorney and academic best known as the father of actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine.
  • B. Geoffrey de Havilland
    Geoffrey de Havilland was a pioneering British aviation engineer, aircraft designer, and test pilot who founded the de Havilland Aircraft Company and created several influential military and civilian aircraft in the early 20th century.
  • C. John de Havilland
    John de Havilland was a British test pilot and son of aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland, known for his work with the de Havilland Aircraft Company and his death in a prototype crash.
  • D. Peter de Havilland
    Peter de Havilland was a member of the notable de Havilland family, son of pioneering British aircraft designer and aviation innovator Geoffrey de Havilland.
  • E. Geoffrey de Havilland Jr.
    Geoffrey de Havilland Jr. was a British test pilot and son of aircraft designer Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, known for his work testing experimental de Havilland aircraft in the 1940s.
  • 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_69d381b5116081908d85227bab6d3c0c elicitation completed
NER batch_69d4e9d2e8488190b2bb8f8509903804 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d87e84f7a08190b83ecfec72efb7a7 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:07 p.m.