Triple

T12645208
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John F. Carlson E302004 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 notable 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 F. Carlson, 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 F. Carlson, givenName, John]
  • A. John
    John is the given name of John J. Pershing, the famed American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John W. Mauchly, the American physicist and co-inventor of the ENIAC computer.
  • C. John
    John is the first name of Johnny Evers, a Hall of Fame American Major League Baseball second baseman who starred for the Chicago Cubs in the early 20th century.
  • D. John
    John is the given first name of Johnny Kilbane, an American featherweight boxing champion from the early 20th century.
  • E. John
    John McDowell is a prominent South African-born philosopher known for his influential work in epistemology, philosophy of mind, and ethics.
  • 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 notable 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 F. Carlson, givenName, John]
Generated description
John is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking countries and borne by numerous notable historical and contemporary figures.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d7bdec9f9c8190b4bac675b7588211 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d9614cefdc81908cfc4a4d04aa6eda ner completed
NED1 batch_69f67190a20c8190918b465b67d25869 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69f6745a5c148190a76753fdb699706a ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69f6735b3de08190ab4665206fe71eb4 nedg completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:17 p.m.