Triple

T14454655
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Midnight (1939 film) E358425 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Billy Wilder E18495 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: Billy Wilder | Statement: [Midnight (1939 film), screenwriter, Billy Wilder]

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: Billy Wilder
Context triple: [Midnight (1939 film), screenwriter, Billy Wilder]
  • A. Billy Wilder chosen
    Billy Wilder was an influential Austrian-American filmmaker renowned for his sharp wit and mastery of both comedy and drama in classic films such as "Sunset Boulevard," "Some Like It Hot," and "The Apartment."
  • B. Preston Sturges
    Preston Sturges was a pioneering American filmmaker and screenwriter of the 1940s, celebrated for his sharp, fast-paced screwball comedies and for being one of the first prominent writer-directors in Hollywood.
  • C. Frank Mankiewicz
    Frank Mankiewicz was an American journalist, political strategist, and public relations executive best known for his prominent roles in Democratic politics and media, including serving as president of National Public Radio.
  • D. Tom Mankiewicz
    Tom Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on several James Bond films and the script for the 1978 film "Superman."
  • E. Roy Huggins
    Roy Huggins was an American television producer, writer, and novelist best known for creating influential TV series such as Maverick, The Fugitive, and The Rockford Files.
  • 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_69d82794dfa081909b9134ad2e32244b elicitation completed
NER batch_69de91a8bf088190abf5fd4f646b8c62 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fd648f56608190b6d55c592c088575 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.