Triple

T20471973
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Quirke E502214 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Conor McPherson — 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: Conor McPherson | Statement: [Quirke, screenwriter, Conor McPherson]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Conor McPherson
Context triple: [Quirke, screenwriter, Conor McPherson]
  • A. David Greig
    David Greig is a Scottish playwright and theatre director known for his wide-ranging stage works and adaptations, including the book for the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
  • B. David Harrower
    David Harrower is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage works such as "Blackbird" and his contributions to film and television.
  • C. Dennis Kelly
    Dennis Kelly is a British playwright and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and often unsettling work in theatre and television, including the acclaimed series "Utopia" and the stage musical "Matilda."
  • D. Joe Penhall
    Joe Penhall is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the play "Blue/Orange" and for writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road."
  • E. Desmond Boal
    Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline policies.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Conor McPherson
Target entity description: Conor McPherson is an acclaimed Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his atmospheric, character-driven dramas and ghost stories such as "The Weir" and "Shining City."
  • A. David Greig
    David Greig is a Scottish playwright and theatre director known for his wide-ranging stage works and adaptations, including the book for the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
  • B. David Harrower
    David Harrower is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage works such as "Blackbird" and his contributions to film and television.
  • C. Dennis Kelly
    Dennis Kelly is a British playwright and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and often unsettling work in theatre and television, including the acclaimed series "Utopia" and the stage musical "Matilda."
  • D. Joe Penhall
    Joe Penhall is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the play "Blue/Orange" and for writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road."
  • E. Desmond Boal
    Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline policies.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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.