Triple

T16922409
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Thomson (poet, 1700–1748) E410471 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object William Cowper E176378 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 Cowper | Statement: [James Thomson (poet, 1700–1748), influenced, William Cowper]

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 Cowper
Context triple: [James Thomson (poet, 1700–1748), influenced, William Cowper]
  • A. William Cowper chosen
    William Cowper was an 18th-century English poet and hymn writer known for his reflective, nature-infused verse and contributions to the Olney Hymns.
  • B. Mark Akenside
    Mark Akenside was an 18th-century English poet and physician best known for his philosophical poem "The Pleasures of Imagination."
  • C. Cowper
    Cowper is an Australian federal electoral division in New South Wales, represented in the House of Representatives.
  • D. Cowper
    Cowper is a middle name borne by Alexander Cowper Hutchison, a 19th-century Canadian sculptor and architect.
  • E. Charles Cowper
    Charles Cowper was a 19th-century Australian politician who served multiple terms as Premier of New South Wales and was influential in the colony’s move toward responsible government.
  • 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_69d886c7b1e481908c3766dfa8c13458 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e3cdef7df881908b69aa3c4f50ef94 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a00cfd5e17481909fc4303fcc1342bf ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:30 a.m.