Triple

T11491561
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Beda Fomm E272425 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object Richard O'Connor E69168 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: Richard O'Connor | Statement: [Battle of Beda Fomm, commander, Richard O'Connor]

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: Richard O'Connor
Context triple: [Battle of Beda Fomm, commander, Richard O'Connor]
  • A. Richard O'Connor chosen
    Richard O'Connor was a British Army general best known for leading the highly successful Western Desert campaign against Italian forces in North Africa during the early years of World War II.
  • B. Ronald Pickup
    Ronald Pickup was an English character actor known for his extensive work in British television, film, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Crown" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
  • C. Hugh Shearer
    Hugh Shearer was a Jamaican politician, trade unionist, and the third Prime Minister of Jamaica, serving from 1967 to 1972.
  • D. Richard Foy
    Richard Foy was a member of the Foy family of American vaudeville and film producers, known primarily in relation to his brother, producer and director Bryan Foy.
  • E. Morris O'Brian
    Morris O'Brian is a fictional British systems analyst and sarcastic tech expert from the television series "24."
  • 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_69d6aae1b09881909ce2ded3fa0c14fa elicitation completed
NER batch_69d85a21fb048190acb0960aefd4fe0a ner completed
NED1 batch_69e6047d95548190b445aa3b4f1e71cc ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:36 p.m.