Triple

T17698612
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Red Weed E441236 entity
Predicate basedOnWorkBy P2806 FINISHED
Object H. G. Wells — 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: H. G. Wells | Statement: [The Red Weed, basedOnWorkBy, H. G. Wells]

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: H. G. Wells
Context triple: [The Red Weed, basedOnWorkBy, H. G. Wells]
  • A. Herbert George Wells chosen
    Herbert George Wells was an English writer best known as a pioneer of science fiction, authoring classics such as "The War of the Worlds," "The Time Machine," and "The Invisible Man."
  • B. Samuel Butler
    Samuel Butler was a Victorian-era English author and satirist best known for works like "Erewhon" and his critiques of religion, society, and evolutionary theory.
  • C. Olaf Stapledon
    Olaf Stapledon was a British philosopher and science fiction writer whose visionary cosmic-scale ideas, especially in works like "Star Maker," profoundly influenced later speculative concepts in astronomy and technology.
  • D. Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
    Wilfrid Wilson Gibson was an early 20th-century British poet associated with the Georgian poetry movement, known for his plain-spoken verse about everyday life and social issues.
  • E. Richard Stapledon
    Richard Stapledon was a medieval English judge and landowner from Devon, known primarily as a member of the prominent Stapledon family that included Bishop Walter de Stapledon.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8b9ea20b48190ace88bb46b01e6a9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e47158be9c8190bbf4e5162ff74ad2 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:04 a.m.