Triple

T15093418
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chico DeBarge E360477 entity
Predicate sibling P363 FINISHED
Object James DeBarge E71686 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: James DeBarge | Statement: [Chico DeBarge, sibling, James 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: James DeBarge
Context triple: [Chico DeBarge, sibling, James DeBarge]
  • A. James DeBarge chosen
    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.
  • B. Jonathan Arthur DeBarge
    Jonathan Arthur DeBarge, better known as Chico DeBarge, is an American R&B singer and member of the musical DeBarge family who gained fame in the mid-1980s with his soulful vocals and hit songs.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Tommy DeBarge
    Tommy DeBarge was an American musician best known as a bassist and member of the Motown family band Switch.
  • E. 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.
  • 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_69d85a035aa88190b52a139d3a1b7b6d elicitation completed
NER batch_69e0054571a48190a57055c0d6e90f82 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fec87ad03c8190b8a77e8eca9caf4d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:04 a.m.