Triple

T16574572
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Royal Belfast Academical Institution E402675 entity
Predicate hasNotableAlumni P51 FINISHED
Object John Hewitt E727717 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: John Hewitt | Statement: [Royal Belfast Academical Institution, hasNotableAlumni, John Hewitt]

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: John Hewitt
Context triple: [Royal Belfast Academical Institution, hasNotableAlumni, John Hewitt]
  • A. John Hewitt chosen
    John Hewitt is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as journalism, sports, and the arts.
  • B. John Loughlin
    John Loughlin was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, serving from its establishment in the mid-19th century and overseeing its early growth.
  • C. Charles Heath
    Charles Heath was a prominent 19th-century English engraver known for his book illustrations and contributions to the popularization of steel engraving.
  • D. John Blatchley
    John Blatchley was a British theatre director and educator best known as a co-founder of the influential Drama Centre London acting school.
  • E. John Whiteaker
    John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
  • 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e3595bbbbc8190b023f4872908c031 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a01673979608190905afae3071413c0 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.