Triple

T23050557
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Wozniak E573998 entity
Predicate coFounderWith P2835 FINISHED
Object Ronald Wayne 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: Ronald Wayne | Statement: [Steve Wozniak, coFounderWith, Ronald Wayne]

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: Ronald Wayne
Context triple: [Steve Wozniak, coFounderWith, Ronald Wayne]
  • A. Ronald Wayne chosen
    Ronald Wayne is an American entrepreneur best known as one of the three co-founders of Apple Inc., who later sold his stake in the company early on.
  • B. Mike Markkula
    Mike Markkula is an American entrepreneur and early investor who played a crucial role in the founding and initial growth of Apple Computer, serving as its first major backer and a key executive.
  • C. Leonard Bosack
    Leonard Bosack is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Cisco Systems, a pioneering company in computer networking and internet infrastructure.
  • D. Ralph Bass
    Ralph Bass was an influential American rhythm and blues and early rock and roll record producer and talent scout who helped launch the careers of numerous major artists in the mid-20th century.
  • E. John Stankey
    John Stankey is an American business executive best known as the chief executive officer of AT&T.
  • 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_69f1867c443081909588262bc90748af ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.