Triple

T10881113
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fritz John E256919 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object John
John is a common English surname borne by numerous individuals across various fields and cultures.
 E891653 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: John | Statement: [Fritz John, familyName, John]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: John
Context triple: [Fritz John, familyName, John]
  • A. John
    John is traditionally regarded as the author of the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, a prophetic and apocalyptic text in Christian scripture.
  • B. John
    John is the first name of Johnny Evers, a Hall of Fame American Major League Baseball second baseman who starred for the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of John B. Watson, the influential American psychologist who founded behaviorism.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of John Dustin Archbold, an American oil industry executive and key figure in the early history of Standard Oil.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Brisker, an American professional basketball player known for his time in the ABA and NBA and his mysterious disappearance in the 1970s.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John
Target entity description: John is a common English surname borne by numerous individuals across various fields and cultures.
  • A. John
    John is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John Lennon, the iconic English singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Beatles.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of English actor and musician John Simm, known for roles in series such as "Life on Mars" and "Doctor Who."
  • D. John
    John is the given name of American actor John Goodman, renowned for his roles in film, television, and theater.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of the influential English philosopher John Locke, a key figure in empiricism and liberal political theory.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John
Triple: [Fritz John, familyName, John]
Generated description
John is a common English surname borne by numerous individuals across various fields and cultures.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6aa848804819081b2713ca0bedf06 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d751b031a88190b1182dfc1f520264 ner completed
NED1 batch_69e154a582188190af96ae0d5cc08dc4 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69e175ecef0c8190b08052d751f1a608 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69e1739ed9b88190949125759f42efd2 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:21 p.m.