Triple
T10536573
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mauldin, South Carolina |
E248578
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object | William Mauldin |
E183591
|
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: William Mauldin | Statement: [Mauldin, South Carolina, namedAfter, William Mauldin]
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: William Mauldin Context triple: [Mauldin, South Carolina, namedAfter, William Mauldin]
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A.
William Henry Mauldin
William Henry Mauldin was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American editorial cartoonist best known for his World War II cartoons depicting weary infantrymen and the realities of combat.
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B.
Bill Mauldin
chosen
Bill Mauldin was an American editorial cartoonist and World War II veteran best known for his gritty, satirical depictions of soldiers and postwar political commentary.
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C.
Bill Blunden
Bill Blunden is a film editor best known for his work on various feature films, including the 1990 adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale."
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D.
Erskine Caldwell
Erskine Caldwell was an American author best known for his novels and short stories depicting poverty and social issues in the rural American South, including works like "Tobacco Road" and "God's Little Acre."
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E.
Gene Davis
Gene Davis was an American painter best known for his vibrant vertical stripe paintings that became emblematic of the Washington Color School and post-painterly abstraction.
- 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_69d381c5c7448190bec34bee7ec72bac |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69d50a554fb4819081e9618bab051dc6 |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69d90e507b408190ae3538d02536ef4c |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:31 p.m.