Triple

T15039736
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject WH Smith Literary Award E378567 entity
Predicate hasWinner P6361 FINISHED
Object Robertson Davies E448158 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: Robertson Davies | Statement: [WH Smith Literary Award, hasWinner, Robertson Davies]

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: Robertson Davies
Context triple: [WH Smith Literary Award, hasWinner, Robertson Davies]
  • A. Robertson Davies chosen
    Robertson Davies was a renowned Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, and professor best known for works such as the Deptford Trilogy and his influential role in 20th-century Canadian literature.
  • B. Hugh MacLennan
    Hugh MacLennan was a prominent 20th-century Canadian novelist and essayist whose works, such as "Barometer Rising" and "Two Solitudes," helped define modern Canadian literature and national identity.
  • C. Campbell McInnes
    Campbell McInnes is a film producer best known for his work on the political drama "Chappaquiddick," which explores the 1969 incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
  • D. Norman Paton
    Norman Paton is a British computer scientist known for his research in databases, distributed systems, and data management.
  • E. Rudy Wiebe
    Rudy Wiebe is a prominent Canadian novelist and short story writer known for his explorations of Mennonite life, Indigenous histories, and the Canadian 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_69d85cd46b2c819090d054c27787f677 elicitation completed
NER batch_69ded82e79a481908ddb9609af8c4407 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe9de1c3a48190a9b3959a95627175 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3 a.m.