Triple

T21596207
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stornoway–Ullapool ferry E532906 entity
Predicate operatedBy P86 FINISHED
Object Caledonian MacBrayne — 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: Caledonian MacBrayne | Statement: [Stornoway–Ullapool ferry, operatedBy, Caledonian MacBrayne]

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: Caledonian MacBrayne
Context triple: [Stornoway–Ullapool ferry, operatedBy, Caledonian MacBrayne]
  • A. Caledonian MacBrayne chosen
    Caledonian MacBrayne is a major Scottish ferry operator that runs passenger and vehicle services to numerous islands and remote coastal communities on Scotland’s west coast.
  • B. Shetland Islands Council Ferries
    Shetland Islands Council Ferries is the local authority-run ferry service that operates inter-island passenger and vehicle routes throughout the Shetland archipelago in Scotland.
  • C. Pentland Ferries
    Pentland Ferries is a privately owned Scottish ferry company that operates passenger and vehicle services across the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
  • D. Orkney Ferries
    Orkney Ferries is a local ferry operator in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, providing passenger and vehicle services between the archipelago’s inhabited islands.
  • E. P&O Ferries
    P&O Ferries is a major British ferry operator providing passenger and freight services across routes in the United Kingdom and Europe.
  • 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_69e0c46251648190876f0427cf2d321b elicitation completed
NER batch_69eefae15a7c819081627450ae726b0b ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:32 p.m.