Triple

T11935745
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject TVA: Democracy on the March E284038 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object David E. Lilienthal E58986 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: David E. Lilienthal | Statement: [TVA: Democracy on the March, author, David E. Lilienthal]

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: David E. Lilienthal
Context triple: [TVA: Democracy on the March, author, David E. Lilienthal]
  • A. David E. Lilienthal chosen
    David E. Lilienthal was an American public administrator and lawyer best known for leading major New Deal and postwar agencies, including the Tennessee Valley Authority and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
  • B. Herbert J. Spinden
    Herbert J. Spinden was an American anthropologist and archaeologist known for his influential work on Mesoamerican civilizations and the development of a chronological correlation for the Maya calendar.
  • C. Harold A. Wheeler
    Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
  • D. Hugh L. Dryden
    Hugh L. Dryden was a prominent American aeronautical scientist and engineer who served as NASA’s first Deputy Administrator and made major contributions to high-speed flight and aerospace research.
  • E. Owen D. Young
    Owen D. Young was an American industrialist, lawyer, and businessman best known for founding RCA and for his influential role in international economic policy during the interwar period.
  • 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_69d6ab2ce9c48190b5d39511b524f666 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d90306fcf48190a963d2d1932288d1 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f4408d497c8190b051225140125e1f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:45 p.m.