Triple

T23044057
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-77 E573824 entity
Predicate pilot P2087 FINISHED
Object Curtis L. Brown Jr. — 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: Curtis L. Brown Jr. | Statement: [STS-77, pilot, Curtis L. Brown Jr.]

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: Curtis L. Brown Jr.
Context triple: [STS-77, pilot, Curtis L. Brown Jr.]
  • A. Curtis L. Brown Jr. chosen
    Curtis L. Brown Jr. is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who piloted and commanded multiple Space Shuttle missions in the 1990s.
  • B. Curtis W. Reese
    Curtis W. Reese was an American Unitarian minister and influential religious humanist leader known for helping shape early 20th-century humanist thought in the United States.
  • C. Marvin L. Brown Jr.
    Marvin L. Brown Jr. is an author best known for co-writing a firsthand historical account of the final American atomic mission of World War II.
  • D. James T. Butts Jr.
    James T. Butts Jr. is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who serves as the mayor of Inglewood, California.
  • E. William H. Brown, Jr.
    William H. Brown, Jr. was an American actor known for his role in the 1919 silent film "The Twin Pawns."
  • 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_69e245b9c11481909d06c872214d21af elicitation completed
NER batch_69f18517083c8190a0850da5440e0a73 ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.