Triple

T15832432
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ursula Burns E383903 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object Xerox E71175 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: Xerox | Statement: [Ursula Burns, employer, Xerox]

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: Xerox
Context triple: [Ursula Burns, employer, Xerox]
  • A. Xerox chosen
    Xerox is an American corporation best known for pioneering photocopiers and influential computing innovations, including early graphical user interfaces and office software.
  • B. Ricoh
    Ricoh is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company best known for its cameras, printers, copiers, and office equipment solutions.
  • C. Konica Minolta
    Konica Minolta is a Japanese multinational technology company best known for its imaging products, including printers, copiers, and optical devices.
  • D. Kodak Alaris
    Kodak Alaris is a company that focuses on imaging and photographic products and services, including film, photo printing, and document management solutions, formed from the former consumer imaging assets of Eastman Kodak.
  • E. Xerox Network Systems
    Xerox Network Systems (XNS) is a pioneering suite of network protocols developed by Xerox in the late 1970s that strongly influenced later networking technologies and protocol stacks.
  • 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_69d86da34c888190976e06c4019d415a elicitation completed
NER batch_69e11e653e388190a4696cdb22546715 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ff999f9ccc8190bc859c2b78a16baf ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:49 a.m.