Triple

T14467480
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tommy DeBarge E358750 entity
Predicate name P16 FINISHED
Object Tommy DeBarge E358750 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: Tommy DeBarge | Statement: [Tommy DeBarge, name, Tommy DeBarge]

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: Tommy DeBarge
Context triple: [Tommy DeBarge, name, Tommy DeBarge]
  • A. Tommy DeBarge chosen
    Tommy DeBarge was an American musician best known as a bassist and member of the Motown family band Switch.
  • B. James DeBarge
    James DeBarge is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the family group DeBarge and for his brief, high-profile marriage to Janet Jackson in the 1980s.
  • C. Chico DeBarge
    Chico DeBarge is an American R&B singer and member of the musical DeBarge family, known for his solo work in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • D. Bobby DeBarge
    Bobby DeBarge was an American singer, songwriter, and falsetto-voiced lead vocalist of the Motown family group Switch, known for his influential role in late-1970s and early-1980s R&B.
  • E. Randy DeBarge
    Randy DeBarge is an American singer and bassist best known as a member of the Motown family group DeBarge, popular in the 1980s for their soulful R&B hits.
  • 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_69d827966698819082e140837737501d elicitation completed
NER batch_69de91f8613c819080424104c0b7f4c3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe24a10afc8190b1ed1b10a4443e8f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:19 a.m.