Triple

T20720760
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Chicago–Los Angeles E509303 entity
Predicate connectsRegion P845 FINISHED
Object Western United States 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: Western United States | Statement: [Chicago–Los Angeles, connectsRegion, Western United States]

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: Western United States
Context triple: [Chicago–Los Angeles, connectsRegion, Western United States]
  • A. western United States chosen
    The western United States is a broad region of the country known for its diverse landscapes, including major mountain ranges, deserts, and Pacific coastline, as well as large urban centers and significant cultural and economic influence.
  • B. Intermountain West
    The Intermountain West is a region of the western United States characterized by its arid basins, high plateaus, and mountain ranges situated between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada/Cascade ranges.
  • C. southwestern United States
    The southwestern United States is a largely arid region encompassing parts of states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, known for its deserts, canyons, and diverse indigenous and Hispanic cultural influences.
  • D. West of the Rockies
    "West of the Rockies" is a literary work by American novelist and screenwriter Daniel Fuchs, known for its vivid, character-driven storytelling.
  • E. Pacific Southwest
    Pacific Southwest is a loosely defined region of the western United States generally associated with the states bordering the Pacific Ocean in the southern part of the country, such as California and sometimes neighboring areas.
  • 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_69e0b4c4cc648190b45fda6e2b20af56 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e6c1d5eec08190832ffba8a90f3076 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:26 p.m.