Triple

T15093427
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chico DeBarge E360477 entity
Predicate debutAlbum P3278 FINISHED
Object Chico DeBarge E360477 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: Chico DeBarge | Statement: [Chico DeBarge, debutAlbum, Chico 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: Chico DeBarge
Context triple: [Chico DeBarge, debutAlbum, Chico DeBarge]
  • A. Chico DeBarge chosen
    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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Tommy DeBarge
    Tommy DeBarge was an American musician best known as a bassist and member of the Motown family band Switch.
  • D. 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.
  • 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_69d85a035aa88190b52a139d3a1b7b6d elicitation completed
NER batch_69e0054571a48190a57055c0d6e90f82 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fedd24523081908cf12a5d6bdd634d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:04 a.m.