Triple

T18531967
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maggie Johnson E452851 entity
Predicate hasRelative P367 FINISHED
Object Ernie Johnson Jr. — 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: Ernie Johnson Jr. | Statement: [Maggie Johnson, hasRelative, Ernie Johnson Jr.]

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: Ernie Johnson Jr.
Context triple: [Maggie Johnson, hasRelative, Ernie Johnson Jr.]
  • A. Ernie Johnson Jr. chosen
    Ernie Johnson Jr. is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of TNT’s NBA coverage alongside analysts like Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith.
  • B. Ernie Johnson Sr.
    Ernie Johnson Sr. was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and longtime Atlanta Braves broadcaster, best known for his decades-spanning association with the Braves organization.
  • C. Marv Albert
    Marv Albert is a renowned American sportscaster best known as the longtime voice of NBA basketball and a prominent play-by-play announcer across multiple major sports.
  • D. Jeff Van Gundy
    Jeff Van Gundy is an American basketball coach and former NBA head coach best known for leading the New York Knicks and later working as a prominent television analyst.
  • E. Steve Bencich
    Steve Bencich is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing animated family films such as Disney's "Chicken Little" and "Brother Bear."
  • 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_69d8d387b5548190aa030dad2cb4947e elicitation completed
NER batch_69e533fe35288190977c85ee0bb96264 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:37 a.m.