Triple

T18901857
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Apprentice Adept series E462356 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Piers Anthony 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: Piers Anthony | Statement: [Apprentice Adept series, author, Piers Anthony]

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: Piers Anthony
Context triple: [Apprentice Adept series, author, Piers Anthony]
  • A. Piers Anthony chosen
    Piers Anthony is a British-American fantasy and science fiction author best known for his long-running Xanth series.
  • B. Alan Dean Foster
    Alan Dean Foster is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his novelizations and original works tied to major film and television franchises, including Star Trek and Star Wars.
  • C. Jonathan Raymond
    Jonathan Raymond is an American writer and frequent collaborator of director Kelly Reichardt, known for penning screenplays and source material for several of her acclaimed independent films.
  • D. Roger Zelazny
    Roger Zelazny was an influential American science fiction and fantasy author known for his stylistically innovative, myth-infused works such as the Chronicles of Amber and Lord of Light.
  • E. Jerry Pournelle
    Jerry Pournelle was an American science fiction writer and essayist known for his frequent collaborations with Larry Niven on influential hard science fiction novels.
  • 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.