Triple

T20663739
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Ed McBain E507826 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Salvatore Albert Lombino 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: Salvatore Albert Lombino | Statement: [Ed McBain, alsoKnownAs, Salvatore Albert Lombino]

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: Salvatore Albert Lombino
Context triple: [Ed McBain, alsoKnownAs, Salvatore Albert Lombino]
  • A. Salvatore Albert Lombino chosen
    Salvatore Albert Lombino, better known by his pen name Evan Hunter, was an American author famed for his crime fiction and screenwriting, including the novel "The Blackboard Jungle" and numerous works as Ed McBain.
  • B. Luigi Petrillo
    Luigi Petrillo is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Petrillo, though specific widely known public details about his life or work are not readily available.
  • C. Giuseppe Colangelo
    Giuseppe Colangelo is a film editor best known for his work on classic Italian cinema, including Sergio Leone’s Spaghetti Western "For a Few Dollars More."
  • D. Salvatore Cantalupo
    Salvatore Cantalupo was an Italian actor known for his character roles in contemporary Italian cinema and television.
  • E. Giuseppe Petrillo
    Giuseppe Petrillo is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Petrillo, though specific widely known public achievements or roles are not clearly documented.
  • 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_69e0b4c059bc81908ea762cd73ea4424 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6b2f4872481908858eb88ce89dd47 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:44 a.m.