Triple

T12316159
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Herschel E293603 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object John
John is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
 E55602 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: [John Herschel, givenName, 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: [John Herschel, givenName, John]
  • A. John
    John is the nickname of John Riggins, a former American football running back best known for his Hall of Fame career with the Washington Redskins in the NFL.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of the American composer John Luther Adams, known for his works inspired by nature and environmental themes.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of John Boyd-Carpenter, a prominent British Conservative politician who served in several senior government positions in the mid-20th century.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of actor John Cho, a Korean American performer known for roles in the "Harold & Kumar" films and the "Star Trek" reboot series.
  • E. John
    John is the first name of the fictional character John Connor, the prophesied leader of the human resistance in the Terminator franchise.
  • 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 masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
  • A. John chosen
    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 a common English surname borne by numerous individuals across various fields and cultures.
  • C. John
    John is the given name of John Lennon, the iconic English singer-songwriter and co-founder of The Beatles.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of the influential English philosopher John Locke, a key figure in empiricism and liberal political theory.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of American actor John Goodman, renowned for his roles in film, television, and theater.
  • F. None of above.

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: [John Herschel, givenName, John]
Generated description
John is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d6ab6a2b50819082f6aedd32ed608a elicitation completed
NER batch_69d93f05186481909c024a933b4f6c60 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f63461cacc81909958fbd745e5d065 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f636382ffc8190becfae41757a45d8 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6356b545c819089a5f5b901afc5f2 nedg completed
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:53 p.m.