Triple

T13386156
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Woburn toxic waste contamination cases E319450 entity
Predicate location P40 FINISHED
Object Woburn, Massachusetts E81857 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: Woburn, Massachusetts | Statement: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, location, Woburn, Massachusetts]

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: Woburn, Massachusetts
Context triple: [Woburn toxic waste contamination cases, location, Woburn, Massachusetts]
  • A. Woburn, Massachusetts chosen
    Woburn, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city north of Boston known for its early colonial roots and later prominence in industry and commerce.
  • B. Westborough, Massachusetts
    Westborough, Massachusetts is a suburban town in central Massachusetts known for its residential communities, local schools, and proximity to major highways and technology corridors.
  • C. Tewksbury, Massachusetts
    Tewksbury, Massachusetts is a suburban New England town known for its residential communities, historic character, and location between Lowell and Boston.
  • D. Westford, Massachusetts
    Westford, Massachusetts is a suburban town in northeastern Massachusetts known for its strong public schools, residential character, and proximity to the Greater Boston area.
  • E. Sherborn, Massachusetts
    Sherborn, Massachusetts is a small, affluent, and largely rural residential town in the Greater Boston area known for its open space, conservation land, and high quality of life.
  • 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_69d806b886bc8190b676e7768b8e01c5 elicitation completed
NER batch_69dadce96d1881909957fdd068a7f55d ner completed
NED1 batch_69f754734db081909f262fa2325b7e6d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:33 p.m.