Triple

T16229308
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag E393936 entity
Predicate hasCastMember P2308 FINISHED
Object Eric Thal NE NERFINISHED

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: Eric Thal | Statement: [The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag, hasCastMember, Eric Thal]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Eric Thal
Context triple: [The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag, hasCastMember, Eric Thal]
  • A. Chris Stolte
    Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
  • B. Scott Thaler
    Scott Thaler is a film producer known for his work on the movie "The Silence."
  • C. Eric Mabius
    Eric Mabius is an American actor best known for his role as Daniel Meade on the television series "Ugly Betty" and for appearances in films such as "Cruel Intentions" and "Resident Evil."
  • D. Kevin Nolting
    Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
  • E. Chris Weinke
    Chris Weinke is a former American football quarterback best known for leading Florida State University to a national championship and winning the Heisman Trophy before playing in the NFL.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eric Thal
Target entity description: Eric Thal is an American actor known for his film, television, and stage roles, particularly in 1990s movies and TV dramas.
  • A. Chris Stolte
    Chris Stolte is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and former chief development officer of the data visualization company Tableau Software.
  • B. Scott Thaler
    Scott Thaler is a film producer known for his work on the movie "The Silence."
  • C. Eric Mabius
    Eric Mabius is an American actor best known for his role as Daniel Meade on the television series "Ugly Betty" and for appearances in films such as "Cruel Intentions" and "Resident Evil."
  • D. Kevin Nolting
    Kevin Nolting is an American film editor best known for his work on Pixar animated features, including the Academy Award-winning film "Up."
  • E. Chris Weinke
    Chris Weinke is a former American football quarterback best known for leading Florida State University to a national championship and winning the Heisman Trophy before playing in the NFL.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f204df88190a8f88923decf9835 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e23d2889688190ac04e4e9479cabf4 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.