Triple

T23044061
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-77 E573824 entity
Predicate missionSpecialist P21471 FINISHED
Object Andrew S. W. Thomas — 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: Andrew S. W. Thomas | Statement: [STS-77, missionSpecialist, Andrew S. W. Thomas]

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: Andrew S. W. Thomas
Context triple: [STS-77, missionSpecialist, Andrew S. W. Thomas]
  • A. Philip E. Thomas
    Philip E. Thomas was an early American railroad executive best known as the first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • B. John W. Thomas
    John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
  • C. Donald A. Thomas
    Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
  • D. Peter G. Thompson
    Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
  • E. J. H. Thomas
    J. H. Thomas was a prominent British Labour politician and trade union leader who held several senior government posts in the early 20th century.
  • 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: Andrew S. W. Thomas
Target entity description: Andrew S. W. Thomas is an Australian-born NASA astronaut and aerospace engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent extended time aboard the Mir space station and the International Space Station.
  • A. Philip E. Thomas
    Philip E. Thomas was an early American railroad executive best known as the first president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
  • B. John W. Thomas
    John W. Thomas was a prominent local figure and early railroad or civic leader after whom the city of Thomasville, North Carolina, was named.
  • C. Donald A. Thomas
    Donald A. Thomas is an American astronaut and engineer who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions, conducting scientific research in microgravity.
  • D. Peter G. Thompson
    Peter G. Thompson is an actor known for his role in the Australian short film "I Love Sarah Jane."
  • E. J. H. Thomas
    J. H. Thomas was a prominent British Labour politician and trade union leader who held several senior government posts in the early 20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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.