Triple

T23062209
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vanderbilt railroad system E574934 entity
Predicate connectedTo P37 FINISHED
Object Detroit 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: Detroit | Statement: [Vanderbilt railroad system, connectedTo, Detroit]

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: Detroit
Context triple: [Vanderbilt railroad system, connectedTo, Detroit]
  • A. Detroit chosen
    Detroit is a major U.S. city in Michigan known historically as the center of the American automotive industry and for its influential contributions to music, particularly Motown.
  • B. Dearborn
    Dearborn is a city in the Detroit metropolitan area best known as the longtime headquarters of the Ford Motor Company and a historic center of the American automotive industry.
  • C. Portland, Michigan
    Portland, Michigan is a small city in Ionia County known for its historic downtown, multiple riverfront parks, and extensive network of pedestrian bridges and trails.
  • D. Metropolis of Detroit
    The Metropolis of Detroit is a regional ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America overseeing Greek Orthodox parishes in parts of the American Midwest.
  • E. Atlanta, Michigan
    Atlanta, Michigan is a small unincorporated community in northern Michigan known for its outdoor recreation and role as the administrative center of Montmorency County.
  • 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_69e245bd6e4c8190bb8942245b68cad5 elicitation completed
NER batch_69f189a0c3c881909f137ad511c216ac ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:55 p.m.