Triple

T11754444
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Under the Volcano E279488 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Malcolm Lowry E438257 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: Malcolm Lowry | Statement: [Under the Volcano, author, Malcolm Lowry]

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: Malcolm Lowry
Context triple: [Under the Volcano, author, Malcolm Lowry]
  • A. Malcolm Lowry chosen
    Malcolm Lowry was a British novelist and poet best known for his modernist masterpiece "Under the Volcano," a tragic portrait of an alcoholic British consul in Mexico.
  • B. David Herbert
    David Herbert is a renowned American percussionist best known for his role as principal timpanist with major U.S. orchestras.
  • C. Neil M. Gunn
    Neil M. Gunn was a prominent 20th-century Scottish novelist and critic whose works often explored Highland life, national identity, and the impact of social change on rural communities.
  • D. J. A. Chatwin
    J. A. Chatwin was a prominent 19th-century English architect known especially for his church restorations and civic buildings in the Midlands.
  • E. Thomas Berger
    Thomas Berger was an American novelist best known for his satirical and genre-bending works, particularly the Western novel "Little Big Man."
  • 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_69d6ab01038c819080714901502c84fc elicitation completed
NER batch_69d8a50b8a14819092a7397d73f0a8e3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f01a21559c819097d0287dd8e2f411 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:41 p.m.