Triple

T16478485
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Billy the Kid E400250 entity
Predicate killed P4646 FINISHED
Object James Bell
James Bell was a Lincoln County, New Mexico sheriff’s deputy best known for being one of the lawmen killed by the outlaw Billy the Kid during an 1881 jailbreak.
 E1215105 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: James Bell | Statement: [Billy the Kid, killed, James Bell]

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: James Bell
Context triple: [Billy the Kid, killed, James Bell]
  • A. James Bell
    James Bell was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • B. William J. Bell
    William J. Bell was an influential American television writer and producer best known for shaping modern daytime soap operas, particularly through his work on series like "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful."
  • C. Jim Bell
    Jim Bell is a planetary scientist and author best known for his leadership in Mars rover imaging projects and his role as a prominent space exploration advocate.
  • D. Jim Bell
    Jim Bell is the eccentric, socially awkward neighbor in the British sitcom "Friday Night Dinner," known for his bizarre behavior and obsession with the Goodman family.
  • E. Alan Edward Bell
    Alan Edward Bell is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the spy thriller "Red Sparrow."
  • 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: James Bell
Target entity description: James Bell was a Lincoln County, New Mexico sheriff’s deputy best known for being one of the lawmen killed by the outlaw Billy the Kid during an 1881 jailbreak.
  • A. James Bell
    James Bell was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in classic films of the 1930s and 1940s.
  • B. William J. Bell
    William J. Bell was an influential American television writer and producer best known for shaping modern daytime soap operas, particularly through his work on series like "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful."
  • C. Jim Bell
    Jim Bell is a planetary scientist and author best known for his leadership in Mars rover imaging projects and his role as a prominent space exploration advocate.
  • D. Jim Bell
    Jim Bell is the eccentric, socially awkward neighbor in the British sitcom "Friday Night Dinner," known for his bizarre behavior and obsession with the Goodman family.
  • E. Alan Edward Bell
    Alan Edward Bell is an American film editor known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the spy thriller "Red Sparrow."
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: James Bell
Triple: [Billy the Kid, killed, James Bell]
Generated description
James Bell was a Lincoln County, New Mexico sheriff’s deputy best known for being one of the lawmen killed by the outlaw Billy the Kid during an 1881 jailbreak.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d883813098819084f5409539723b59 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e32e01230881908b2147a25f78b7f4 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a004f60ea8881908f073a28c407a1f4 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_6a0051def1d48190b40f55c40ab269d2 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_6a00513b6fcc8190a548b30cb7b4b67f nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:13 a.m.