Triple

T17579239
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jack Graney E428155 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object John — 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: John | Statement: [Jack Graney, givenName, John]

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: John
Context triple: [Jack Graney, givenName, John]
  • A. John
    John is the given name of John A. Roebling II, an American civil engineer and philanthropist from the prominent Roebling family associated with major bridge construction.
  • B. John
    John is the given first name of Johnny Kilbane, an American featherweight boxing champion from the early 20th century.
  • C. John
    John is the first name of Jack Phillips, the British wireless operator on the RMS Titanic who died during its sinking in 1912.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of John Bowen, a British novelist and playwright known for his crime and speculative fiction.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, a prominent 17th-century Scottish nobleman and statesman.
  • 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: John
Target entity description: John is the first name of Jack Graney, a Canadian Major League Baseball player and later a pioneering baseball broadcaster.
  • A. John
    John is the given name of John McGraw, the famed early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager and Hall of Famer.
  • B. John
    John is the given first name of former Major League Baseball player Tito Francona.
  • C. John
    John is the formal first name of Johnny Most, the famed American sports broadcaster known for his passionate radio commentary of Boston Celtics basketball games.
  • D. John
    John is the given first name of Johnny Podres, the American Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his World Series heroics with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
  • E. John
    John is the given first name of Johnny Bucyk, a Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey player best known for his long career with the Boston Bruins.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d889e1030481909950e140c63255b9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e463cc493c8190965680cf786aa531 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:50 a.m.