Triple

T20471969
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Quirke E502214 entity
Predicate executiveProducer P7225 FINISHED
Object John Banville 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: John Banville | Statement: [Quirke, executiveProducer, John Banville]

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: John Banville
Context triple: [Quirke, executiveProducer, John Banville]
  • A. John Banville chosen
    John Banville is an acclaimed Irish novelist and screenwriter renowned for his stylistically rich, intellectually intricate fiction, including works such as "The Sea" and the Quirke crime series written under the pen name Benjamin Black.
  • B. William Trevor
    William Trevor was an acclaimed Irish novelist and short story writer renowned for his subtle, compassionate portrayals of ordinary lives and complex moral situations.
  • C. John Fowles
    John Fowles was an English novelist best known for works such as "The Collector," "The Magus," and "The French Lieutenant's Woman," which blend psychological depth with metafictional and philosophical themes.
  • D. Stephen Donoghue
    Stephen Donoghue is a literary critic and book reviewer known for his prolific online reviews and commentary on contemporary and classic literature.
  • E. Laurence McKeown
    Laurence McKeown is an Irish former Provisional IRA member, writer, and academic who became known for his participation in the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike and later work on conflict, memory, and reconciliation.
  • 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_69e0b4ae5f1081908768b0c9a3a0bf38 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6996197908190b6570e2a7fd6cf67 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:33 a.m.