Triple

T20563207
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Wolfgang Sawallisch E504895 entity
Predicate spouse P13 FINISHED
Object Mechthild Sawallisch 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: Mechthild Sawallisch | Statement: [Wolfgang Sawallisch, spouse, Mechthild Sawallisch]

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: Mechthild Sawallisch
Context triple: [Wolfgang Sawallisch, spouse, Mechthild Sawallisch]
  • A. Birgit Wetzinger
    Birgit Wetzinger is an Austrian former flight attendant best known as the second wife of Formula One legend Niki Lauda, with whom she had two children and who famously donated a kidney to him.
  • B. Roswitha Eberl
    Roswitha Eberl is a former East German sprint canoer who won multiple Olympic gold medals in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  • C. Gudrun Bichler
    Gudrun Bichler is a fictional character from Elfriede Jelinek’s novel "Die Kinder der Toten," which explores themes of memory, trauma, and Austria’s Nazi past through experimental, ghostly narratives.
  • D. Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
    Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was a prominent German liberal politician and long-serving member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), known for her advocacy of democratic reforms and education policy in postwar Germany.
  • E. Birgit Menzel
    Birgit Menzel is a scholar and academic known for her work in Slavic studies and Russian literature and culture.
  • 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: Mechthild Sawallisch
Target entity description: Mechthild Sawallisch is known as the wife of renowned German conductor and pianist Wolfgang Sawallisch.
  • A. Birgit Wetzinger
    Birgit Wetzinger is an Austrian former flight attendant best known as the second wife of Formula One legend Niki Lauda, with whom she had two children and who famously donated a kidney to him.
  • B. Roswitha Eberl
    Roswitha Eberl is a former East German sprint canoer who won multiple Olympic gold medals in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
  • C. Gudrun Bichler
    Gudrun Bichler is a fictional character from Elfriede Jelinek’s novel "Die Kinder der Toten," which explores themes of memory, trauma, and Austria’s Nazi past through experimental, ghostly narratives.
  • D. Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
    Hildegard Hamm-Brücher was a prominent German liberal politician and long-serving member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), known for her advocacy of democratic reforms and education policy in postwar Germany.
  • E. Birgit Menzel
    Birgit Menzel is a scholar and academic known for her work in Slavic studies and Russian literature and culture.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b4b6587c8190aee63dc7cff244ea elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6a7a0a0488190a534050b40ff47da ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:39 a.m.