Triple

T18900763
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Betty Ballantine E462333 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Ian Ballantine — 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: Ian Ballantine | Statement: [Betty Ballantine, spouse, Ian Ballantine]

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: Ian Ballantine
Context triple: [Betty Ballantine, spouse, Ian Ballantine]
  • A. Ian Ballantine chosen
    Ian Ballantine was an influential American publisher and pioneer of mass-market paperbacks, best known for co-founding Bantam Books and later establishing Ballantine Books.
  • B. Barney Rosset
    Barney Rosset was an influential American publisher and free-speech advocate best known for championing controversial and avant-garde literature, including landmark obscenity battles over works like "Lady Chatterley’s Lover" and "Tropic of Cancer."
  • C. Melville House
    Melville House was the original name of the historic residence that later became known as the Bell Homestead National Historic Site, associated with the early life of Alexander Graham Bell.
  • D. William Morrow
    William Morrow was an American publisher who founded the notable New York-based publishing house William Morrow and Company in the early 20th century.
  • E. E. P. Dutton
    E. P. Dutton is a long-established American publishing house known for releasing notable works of fiction and nonfiction throughout the 20th century.
  • 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_69d8dcfd05bc819088903cca13cc2846 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e5c52954bc8190a237627c09615ac1 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:58 a.m.