Triple

T12830289
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Once Upon a Time in the West E306764 entity
Predicate settingLocation P40 FINISHED
Object American Old West E6881 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: American Old West | Statement: [Once Upon a Time in the West, settingLocation, American Old West]

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: American Old West
Context triple: [Once Upon a Time in the West, settingLocation, American Old West]
  • A. Old West chosen
    The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.
  • B. Western
    Western is a film genre typically set in the American frontier, featuring cowboys, outlaws, lawmen, and themes of rugged individualism, justice, and survival in a harsh, lawless landscape.
  • C. Western
    Western is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit station on the CTA Pink Line serving the city's West Side.
  • D. Western
    Western is a Canadian public research university located in London, Ontario, known for its strong programs in business, health sciences, and social sciences.
  • E. Western Americana Collection
    The Western Americana Collection is a specialized archival collection at the Bancroft Library focusing on the history, culture, and development of the American West.
  • 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_69d7bdf52b94819096d6f0ba4ab50a98 elicitation completed
NER batch_69d96faf9ae481908265e198f917d1e6 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f68eba76008190ad9df2e2a5423471 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:34 p.m.