Triple

T17838089
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Guillermo Brown E445445 entity
Predicate nativeName P15 FINISHED
Object William Brown — 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: William Brown | Statement: [Guillermo Brown, nativeName, William Brown]

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: William Brown
Context triple: [Guillermo Brown, nativeName, William Brown]
  • A. William Brown
    William Brown was a civil engineer known for his role in the design and construction of the Severn Bridge in the United Kingdom.
  • B. William Brown
    William Brown was an American Revolutionary War soldier recognized as the first recipient of the Badge of Military Merit, a precursor to the modern Purple Heart.
  • C. William Brown
    William Brown is an author known for contributing to the book "Around the Way Girl."
  • D. William Brown
    William Brown is a civil engineer best known for designing Scotland’s Kessock Bridge, a prominent cable-stayed road bridge near Inverness.
  • E. William Brown
    William Brown was an engineer best known for his role in designing Istanbul’s iconic Bosporus Bridge, one of the world’s major suspension bridges connecting Europe and Asia.
  • 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: William Brown
Target entity description: William Brown, known in Spanish as Guillermo Brown, was an Irish-born admiral who became a founding figure of the Argentine Navy and a key leader in the country’s early naval victories.
  • A. William Brown chosen
    William Brown was an Irish-born admiral who became a national hero in Argentina as the founder and first commander of its navy.
  • B. William Brown
    William Brown was an American Revolutionary War soldier recognized as the first recipient of the Badge of Military Merit, a precursor to the modern Purple Heart.
  • C. William Brown
    William Brown was an engineer best known for his role in designing Istanbul’s iconic Bosporus Bridge, one of the world’s major suspension bridges connecting Europe and Asia.
  • D. William Brown
    William Brown was a civil engineer known for his role in the design and construction of the Severn Bridge in the United Kingdom.
  • E. William Brown
    William Brown was a civil engineer best known for designing Scotland’s Erskine Bridge, a major cable-stayed road bridge over the River Clyde.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d8b9f1a6d881909f024bc603111cdb elicitation completed
NER batch_69e48d29830c81909fa3ef5a352921b8 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:16 a.m.