Triple
T21641593
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Harvey Firestone |
E534099
|
entity |
| Predicate | friend |
P8712
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thomas Edison |
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|
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: Thomas Edison | Statement: [Harvey Firestone, friend, Thomas Edison]
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: Thomas Edison Context triple: [Harvey Firestone, friend, Thomas Edison]
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A.
Thomas Alva Edison
chosen
Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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B.
Thomas Alva Edison Jr.
Thomas Alva Edison Jr. was one of the sons of famed American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, known primarily for his familial connection rather than for major independent achievements.
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C.
Charles Edison
Charles Edison was an American politician and businessman who served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey and was the son of inventor Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison.
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D.
William Leslie Edison
William Leslie Edison was one of the sons of inventor Thomas Edison, belonging to the Edison family of the famed American inventor.
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E.
Maxwell Edison
Maxwell Edison is the fictional, hammer-wielding murderer at the center of the Beatles’ darkly comic song “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer.”
- 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_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69ef53917f3c81909e7f4074beecefd3 |
ner | completed |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.