Triple

T21867133
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Temple Canfield E539909 entity
Predicate adoptiveFather P4385 FINISHED
Object Cass Canfield 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: Cass Canfield | Statement: [Michael Temple Canfield, adoptiveFather, Cass Canfield]

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: Cass Canfield
Context triple: [Michael Temple Canfield, adoptiveFather, Cass Canfield]
  • A. Mildred Ames
    Mildred Ames was an American author best known for her science fiction and young adult novels that often explored social issues and speculative futures.
  • B. Mary Ann Deming
    Mary Ann Deming was the wife of American railroad executive and "Big Four" tycoon Charles Crocker, associated with the development of the Central Pacific Railroad.
  • C. Gladys Cady
    Gladys Cady is a character in the satirical play "Beggar on Horseback," which critiques materialism and the compromises of artistic integrity.
  • D. Olive E. Kenny
    Olive E. Kenny was a translator known for rendering works such as Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Sugar Street" into English.
  • E. Winifred Dodge
    Winifred Dodge was a member of the prominent Dodge family, known as the daughter of American automobile pioneer John Francis Dodge.
  • 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: Cass Canfield
Target entity description: Cass Canfield was an influential American book publisher and longtime executive at Harper & Brothers (later Harper & Row), known for shaping mid-20th-century literary and political publishing.
  • A. Mildred Ames
    Mildred Ames was an American author best known for her science fiction and young adult novels that often explored social issues and speculative futures.
  • B. Mary Ann Deming
    Mary Ann Deming was the wife of American railroad executive and "Big Four" tycoon Charles Crocker, associated with the development of the Central Pacific Railroad.
  • C. Gladys Cady
    Gladys Cady is a character in the satirical play "Beggar on Horseback," which critiques materialism and the compromises of artistic integrity.
  • D. Olive E. Kenny
    Olive E. Kenny was a translator known for rendering works such as Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Sugar Street" into English.
  • E. Winifred Dodge
    Winifred Dodge was a member of the prominent Dodge family, known as the daughter of American automobile pioneer John Francis Dodge.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e0c478f59081909d54302b57fc1ce3 elicitation completed
NER batch_69f0f331c55c8190b73cb5aec3378a9e ner completed
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:57 p.m.