Triple

T22839655
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bickford E566045 entity
Predicate hasNotableBearer P458 FINISHED
Object Steve Bickford 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: Steve Bickford | Statement: [Bickford, hasNotableBearer, Steve Bickford]

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: Steve Bickford
Context triple: [Bickford, hasNotableBearer, Steve Bickford]
  • A. Michael Emrick
    Michael "Doc" Emrick is a renowned American sportscaster best known as the longtime play-by-play announcer for National Hockey League broadcasts.
  • B. Jack Bicknell
    Jack Bicknell is an American football coach best known for leading Boston College to national prominence in the 1980s, including the famed Doug Flutie era and the 1984 Cotton Bowl victory.
  • C. Greg Beeman
    Greg Beeman is an American television director and producer known for his work on genre series such as "Falling Skies," "Heroes," and "Smallville."
  • D. Dennis Wilkey
    Dennis Wilkey is a songwriter best known for co-writing the lyrics to Grace Jones's hit song "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)."
  • E. Bill Stanfill
    Bill Stanfill was an American football defensive end best known for his standout career with the Miami Dolphins in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s.
  • 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: Steve Bickford
Target entity description: Steve Bickford is a computer scientist known for his work on formal methods and interactive theorem proving, particularly in connection with the Nuprl proof development system.
  • A. Michael Emrick
    Michael "Doc" Emrick is a renowned American sportscaster best known as the longtime play-by-play announcer for National Hockey League broadcasts.
  • B. Jack Bicknell
    Jack Bicknell is an American football coach best known for leading Boston College to national prominence in the 1980s, including the famed Doug Flutie era and the 1984 Cotton Bowl victory.
  • C. Greg Beeman
    Greg Beeman is an American television director and producer known for his work on genre series such as "Falling Skies," "Heroes," and "Smallville."
  • D. Dennis Wilkey
    Dennis Wilkey is a songwriter best known for co-writing the lyrics to Grace Jones's hit song "I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)."
  • E. Bill Stanfill
    Bill Stanfill was an American football defensive end best known for his standout career with the Miami Dolphins in the NFL during the 1960s and 1970s.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e245869e188190a196584f36e682da elicitation completed
NER batch_69f17e8325948190a3b63f2cd0371373 ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:35 p.m.