Triple

T17816975
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Denny and Brothers E444870 entity
Predicate foundedBy P104 FINISHED
Object Peter Denny 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: Peter Denny | Statement: [William Denny and Brothers, foundedBy, Peter Denny]

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: Peter Denny
Context triple: [William Denny and Brothers, foundedBy, Peter Denny]
  • A. Phil Davies
    Phil Davies is a British television producer best known for his work on the popular animated children's series "Peppa Pig."
  • B. Phil Dowson
    Phil Dowson is a former English rugby union player and current coach, best known for his long Premiership career with clubs like Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints and for representing England at international level.
  • C. Stephen Dyer
    Stephen Dyer is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2011 romantic comedy film "Hysteria."
  • D. David Pinner
    David Pinner is a British author and playwright best known for his 1967 novel "Ritual," which served as a major inspiration for the cult horror film "The Wicker Man" (1973).
  • E. Keith Dorrington
    Keith Dorrington is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–nominated sports drama film "The Fighter."
  • 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: Peter Denny
Target entity description: Peter Denny was a prominent 19th-century Scottish shipbuilder and businessman known for helping establish one of the leading shipbuilding firms on the River Clyde.
  • A. Phil Davies
    Phil Davies is a British television producer best known for his work on the popular animated children's series "Peppa Pig."
  • B. Phil Dowson
    Phil Dowson is a former English rugby union player and current coach, best known for his long Premiership career with clubs like Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints and for representing England at international level.
  • C. Stephen Dyer
    Stephen Dyer is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2011 romantic comedy film "Hysteria."
  • D. David Pinner
    David Pinner is a British author and playwright best known for his 1967 novel "Ritual," which served as a major inspiration for the cult horror film "The Wicker Man" (1973).
  • E. Keith Dorrington
    Keith Dorrington is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award–nominated sports drama film "The Fighter."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8b9f0de78819099395b14db75a8a6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e48880457c81908214741d6cd7a1ee ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m.