Triple

T21296335
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Shirley Blake E524931 entity
Predicate directorOfWork P255 FINISHED
Object David Butler — 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: David Butler | Statement: [Shirley Blake, directorOfWork, David Butler]

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: David Butler
Context triple: [Shirley Blake, directorOfWork, David Butler]
  • A. David Butler
    David Butler was an American film director and actor best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
  • B. David Butler
    David Butler is an actor known for his role in the television series "Seventh Heaven."
  • C. David Butler
    David Butler was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Nebraska.
  • D. David Bartis
    David Bartis is an American television and film producer known for his work on series such as Covert Affairs and his long-time collaboration with director Doug Liman.
  • E. David Pegg
    David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
  • 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: David Butler
Target entity description: David Butler was an American film director and actor best known for his work on classic Hollywood musicals and comedies, including several Shirley Temple films.
  • A. David Butler chosen
    David Butler was an American film director and actor best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
  • B. David Butler
    David Butler is an actor known for his role in the television series "Seventh Heaven."
  • C. David Butler
    David Butler was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Nebraska.
  • D. David Bartis
    David Bartis is an American television and film producer known for his work on series such as Covert Affairs and his long-time collaboration with director Doug Liman.
  • E. David Pegg
    David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0b517e6748190850d6f6ddf323d69 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e7385858ec8190bdc9c5cdcb8d4507 ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 4:04 p.m.