Triple

T19754899
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Snow Crash E474477 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Neal Stephenson — 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: Neal Stephenson | Statement: [Snow Crash, author, Neal Stephenson]

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: Neal Stephenson
Context triple: [Snow Crash, author, Neal Stephenson]
  • A. Neal Stephenson chosen
    Neal Stephenson is an American speculative fiction author known for his dense, idea-driven novels that blend science, history, technology, and philosophy, such as "Snow Crash" and "Cryptonomicon."
  • B. Bruce Sterling
    Bruce Sterling is an American science fiction author and futurist best known as a leading figure in the cyberpunk movement and for works such as "Islands in the Net" and "Schismatrix."
  • C. William Gibson
    William Gibson is a pioneering science fiction author best known for helping define the cyberpunk genre with works like "Neuromancer," which profoundly influenced later speculative fiction writers.
  • D. William Gibson
    William Gibson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his Tony Award–winning play "The Miracle Worker," which dramatizes the early life of Helen Keller and her teacher Anne Sullivan.
  • E. Dan Hartnett
    Dan Hartnett is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Hartnett surname, though specific widely known public details about him are not clearly established.
  • 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_69d8e51940a0819087bd2996f98da668 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6529dada081909c5b4d65247c6032 ner completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:48 p.m.