Triple

T17769737
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Palus people E443599 entity
Predicate culturalRegion P1968 FINISHED
Object Columbia Plateau — 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: Columbia Plateau | Statement: [Palus people, culturalRegion, Columbia Plateau]

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: Columbia Plateau
Context triple: [Palus people, culturalRegion, Columbia Plateau]
  • A. Columbia Plateau chosen
    The Columbia Plateau is a vast volcanic and sedimentary region in the Pacific Northwest known for its basalt flows, deep river canyons, and extensive agricultural lands shaped by the Columbia River and its tributaries.
  • B. Palouse region
    The Palouse region is a fertile, rolling agricultural area in the northwestern United States, renowned for its distinctive loess hills and extensive wheat and legume farming.
  • C. Snake River Plain
    The Snake River Plain is a broad, arc-shaped volcanic and sedimentary lowland in southern Idaho, formed by the movement of the North American Plate over the Yellowstone hotspot and now a major agricultural and geological region.
  • D. Lewis–Clark Valley
    Lewis–Clark Valley is a bi-state region along the Snake and Clearwater rivers in Idaho and Washington, centered on the cities of Lewiston and Clarkston and known as a gateway to Hells Canyon and Lewis and Clark’s historic route.
  • E. Yukon–Tanana Uplands
    The Yukon–Tanana Uplands are a broad, rugged highland region of east-central Alaska and adjacent Yukon characterized by rolling hills, dissected plateaus, and extensive boreal forest.
  • 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_69d8b9edf16c8190a59ebd245d378f4f elicitation completed
NER batch_69e485fe70648190b4107e1eabacc694 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:11 a.m.