Triple

T20690249
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Daniel Troob E508531 entity
Predicate collaboratedWith P435 FINISHED
Object Alan Menken 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: Alan Menken | Statement: [Daniel Troob, collaboratedWith, Alan Menken]

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: Alan Menken
Context triple: [Daniel Troob, collaboratedWith, Alan Menken]
  • A. Alan Menken chosen
    Alan Menken is an American composer and songwriter best known for creating the music to numerous Disney animated films, including "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."
  • B. Howard Ashman
    Howard Ashman was an American lyricist, playwright, and producer best known for his acclaimed work on Disney animated musicals such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."
  • C. Marc Shaiman
    Marc Shaiman is an American composer, lyricist, and arranger best known for his work on film scores and Broadway musicals, including the music for "Mary Poppins Returns."
  • D. Stephen Schwartz
    Stephen Schwartz is an American composer and lyricist renowned for his work in musical theatre and film, including the scores and songs for productions such as "Wicked," "Godspell," and Disney's "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
  • E. Lynn Ahrens
    Lynn Ahrens is an American lyricist and librettist best known for her long-running collaboration with composer Stephen Flaherty on stage and screen musicals such as Ragtime, Once on This Island, and Anastasia.
  • 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_69e0b4c1ed408190b72dd26b1e33f8a1 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6c10cb5588190acb88f2c82fc593a ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:08 p.m.