Triple

T12093289
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Staniford E288002 entity
Predicate creator P184 FINISHED
Object William Dean Howells E7784 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 Dean Howells | Statement: [James Staniford, creator, William Dean Howells]

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 Dean Howells
Context triple: [James Staniford, creator, William Dean Howells]
  • A. William Dean Howells chosen
    William Dean Howells was a prominent 19th-century American realist author, critic, and editor often called the "Dean of American Letters."
  • B. William W. Howells
    William W. Howells was a prominent American physical anthropologist known for his influential work on human evolution, cranial variation, and the biological diversity of human populations.
  • C. John Howells
    John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
  • D. Henry James
    Henry James was an influential American-born British author known for his psychologically complex novels and stories exploring consciousness, perception, and social relationships.
  • E. Thomas Bailey Aldrich
    Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a 19th-century American poet, novelist, and editor best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "The Story of a Bad Boy" and his influential role as editor of The Atlantic Monthly.
  • 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_69d6ab4964708190850585628b287b0c elicitation completed
NER batch_69d91550ce508190babf5755e1553734 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f60a6f22cc8190ba12c910c5ef5868 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:48 p.m.