Triple

T10671853
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject American colonial period (Philippines) E251506 entity
Predicate notableGovernorGeneral P4890 FINISHED
Object William Howard Taft E19987 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 Howard Taft | Statement: [American colonial period (Philippines), notableGovernorGeneral, William Howard Taft]

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 Howard Taft
Context triple: [American colonial period (Philippines), notableGovernorGeneral, William Howard Taft]
  • A. William Howard Taft III
    William Howard Taft III was an American diplomat and academic who notably served as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland in the mid-20th century.
  • B. President William Howard Taft chosen
    President William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, known for his trust-busting policies, later service as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and significant administrative reforms.
  • C. Horace Dwight Taft
    Horace Dwight Taft was an American educator best known as the founder and long-time headmaster of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.
  • D. Joseph H. Taft
    Joseph H. Taft was an architect known for designing institutional buildings such as the Main Laboratory Building.
  • E. Henry W. Taft
    Henry W. Taft was an American antitrust lawyer and public servant, known as the brother of U.S. President William Howard Taft and a prominent figure in early 20th-century legal and civic affairs.
  • 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_69d6aa5b0d2881909584b20efc5877f0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d6f8648a248190a3bd284c569152e4 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d9886e3f108190bb6f17d4e2f394ef ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:09 p.m.