Triple
T23324419
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Shame of the Cities |
E591247
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorFullName |
P16
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Joseph Lincoln Steffens |
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|
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: Joseph Lincoln Steffens | Statement: [The Shame of the Cities, authorFullName, Joseph Lincoln Steffens]
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: Joseph Lincoln Steffens Context triple: [The Shame of the Cities, authorFullName, Joseph Lincoln Steffens]
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A.
Joseph Lincoln Steffens
chosen
Joseph Lincoln Steffens was an influential American muckraking journalist of the early 20th century, best known for exposing political corruption in city governments.
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B.
Charles Q. Murphy
Charles Q. Murphy was an American comedian, actor, and writer best known for his work on "Chappelle's Show" and his stand-up comedy.
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C.
Joe Cannon
Joe Cannon is a former American professional soccer goalkeeper best known as one of Major League Soccer’s top shot-stoppers in the 2000s.
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D.
Samuel Blodgett
Samuel Blodgett was an American lawyer, financier, and real estate developer known for his role in early U.S. federal projects, including work associated with the First Bank of the United States and the planning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Benjamin Franklin Shibe
Benjamin Franklin Shibe was an American sporting goods magnate and baseball executive best known as a co-owner of the Philadelphia Athletics and namesake of Shibe Park.
- 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_69e25d1effe4819096907f95f610dbff |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69f19787ee90819083416193efaab20f |
ner | completed |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:08 p.m.