Triple

T16229264
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Virtuosity E393935 entity
Predicate starring P1507 FINISHED
Object William Fichtner E184018 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: William Fichtner | Statement: [Virtuosity, starring, William Fichtner]

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: William Fichtner
Context triple: [Virtuosity, starring, William Fichtner]
  • A. William Fichtner chosen
    William Fichtner is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous or morally complex roles in films such as "Heat," "Armageddon," and "Black Hawk Down," as well as the TV series "Prison Break."
  • B. Ben Stahl
    Ben Stahl is a notable individual recognized for achievements significant enough to distinguish him among others sharing the surname Stahl.
  • C. Jim Siedow
    Jim Siedow was an American character actor best known for playing the deranged cook Drayton Sawyer in the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and its sequel.
  • D. Mitchell Henry
    Mitchell Henry was a 19th-century British politician, businessman, and newspaper proprietor who played a key role in the early development of regional journalism in Manchester.
  • E. Peter Hermann
    Peter Hermann is an American actor and producer best known for his roles on television series such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and "Younger."
  • 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_69d87f204df88190a8f88923decf9835 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e23d2889688190ac04e4e9479cabf4 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a00079e83f08190a260751fd8b55eef ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.