Triple

T17050289
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hepburn Act E413675 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 E373211 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: Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 | Statement: [Hepburn Act, precededBy, Interstate Commerce Act of 1887]

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: Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Context triple: [Hepburn Act, precededBy, Interstate Commerce Act of 1887]
  • A. Interstate Commerce Act chosen
    The Interstate Commerce Act is a landmark 1887 U.S. federal law that established federal regulation of railroads and later other carriers to ensure fair rates and prohibit discriminatory practices in interstate transportation.
  • B. Sherman Antitrust Act
    The Sherman Antitrust Act is a landmark 1890 U.S. federal law that outlawed monopolistic business practices and formed the foundation of American antitrust policy.
  • C. Mann–Elkins Act
    The Mann–Elkins Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that strengthened the Interstate Commerce Commission’s power to regulate railroad rates and extended its authority to telephone, telegraph, and cable companies.
  • D. Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
    The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
  • E. Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914
    The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 is a U.S. law that strengthened and clarified antitrust regulations by targeting specific anti-competitive practices and providing greater protections for labor unions and consumers.
  • 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_69d886cde3d481908d4d01ba88ba7eb7 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e3daa1aeac81909e8d97bd708c6b71 ner completed
NED1 batch_6a012341b8e88190a2bee865be5ca1c1 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:34 a.m.