Triple

T15966670
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject J. Walter Kennedy E387208 entity
Predicate employer P7 FINISHED
Object National Basketball Association E2067 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: National Basketball Association | Statement: [J. Walter Kennedy, employer, National Basketball Association]

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: National Basketball Association
Context triple: [J. Walter Kennedy, employer, National Basketball Association]
  • A. National Basketball Association chosen
    The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
  • B. American Basketball Association
    The American Basketball Association is a professional basketball league that operated in the United States from 1967 to 1976 and is known for its flashy style of play, the introduction of the three-point line, and its eventual merger with the NBA.
  • C. National Basketball Players Inc.
    National Basketball Players Inc. is the business and licensing arm of the National Basketball Players Association that manages players’ group marketing, sponsorship, and commercial rights.
  • D. Basketball Association of America
    The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
  • E. National Basketball Players Association
    The National Basketball Players Association is the labor union that represents NBA players in collective bargaining, working conditions, and player rights.
  • 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_69d86da94ccc819083d187f5dc6a123e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e15726536881908b603e43ae1acafb ner completed
NED1 batch_69ffbe7ab070819090232efdeecdd5fb ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.