Triple

T13354034
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jobs E318140 entity
Predicate portrays P264 FINISHED
Object John Sculley E52742 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 Sculley | Statement: [Jobs, portrays, John Sculley]

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: John Sculley
Context triple: [Jobs, portrays, John Sculley]
  • A. John Sculley chosen
    John Sculley is an American businessman best known for serving as Apple’s CEO in the 1980s after being recruited from PepsiCo, during which time he both helped expand the company and clashed with Steve Jobs.
  • B. Bob Bakish
    Bob Bakish is an American media executive who serves as the president and chief executive officer of Paramount Global, overseeing its global entertainment and streaming operations.
  • C. Bill Roach
    Bill Roach is a character in John le Carré’s novel "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," a shy schoolboy whose suspicions about his teacher help uncover a larger espionage plot.
  • D. Mike Markkula
    Mike Markkula is an American entrepreneur and early investor who played a crucial role in the founding and initial growth of Apple Computer, serving as its first major backer and a key executive.
  • E. John Chambers
    John Chambers is the son of American writer and former Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers, known primarily in relation to his father's prominent role in the Alger Hiss case and Cold War history.
  • 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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a elicitation completed
NER batch_69d99e8d520881908aa23c7102b72b72 ner completed
NED1 batch_69f71f49e5548190b14d09daea628e6b ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:32 p.m.