Triple

T10477773
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Blade (1998 film) E247089 entity
Predicate editor P1954 FINISHED
Object Howard E. Smith E625764 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: Howard E. Smith | Statement: [Blade (1998 film), editor, Howard E. Smith]

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: Howard E. Smith
Context triple: [Blade (1998 film), editor, Howard E. Smith]
  • A. Howard E. Smith chosen
    Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on the acclaimed drama "Glengarry Glen Ross."
  • B. Howard E. Smith
    Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on the thriller "Snakes on a Plane."
  • C. Howard E. Smith
    Howard E. Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the shark thriller "Deep Blue Sea."
  • D. Howard W. Smith
    Howard W. Smith was a powerful mid-20th-century Virginia congressman and conservative Democrat known for his influential role on the House Rules Committee and his opposition to New Deal and civil rights legislation.
  • E. Howard A. Smith
    Howard A. Smith was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1961 romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
  • 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_69d381c16c248190a2fe5b471e584e9c elicitation completed
NER batch_69d509596a088190895199648ccf91a4 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d90db8b1288190bb6bb064cb0724e0 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:21 p.m.