Triple

T4587848
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Oswego Canal E103411 entity
Predicate southernTerminus P388 FINISHED
Object Erie Canal E2888 NE FINISHED

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: Erie Canal | Statement: [Oswego Canal, southernTerminus, Erie Canal]

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: Erie Canal
Context triple: [Oswego Canal, southernTerminus, Erie Canal]
  • A. Erie Canal chosen
    The Erie Canal is a historic man-made waterway in New York State that opened in 1825, linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and transforming U.S. commerce and westward expansion.
  • B. Oswego Canal
    The Oswego Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that connects the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, serving both commercial and recreational boat traffic.
  • C. Champlain Canal
    The Champlain Canal is a historic waterway in New York State that links the Hudson River to Lake Champlain, forming part of the state's inland navigation system.
  • D. Ohio and Erie Canal
    The Ohio and Erie Canal was a 19th-century waterway in Ohio that linked Lake Erie to the Ohio River, spurring economic growth and the development of cities such as Akron.
  • E. Cayuga–Seneca Canal
    The Cayuga–Seneca Canal is a navigable waterway in upstate New York that links Cayuga and Seneca Lakes to the Erie Canal, facilitating regional transportation and recreation.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd43dccaf08190aa89e9991a289719 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd591fc20481908d8d4b71d055ae8c ner completed
NED1 batch_69be102049d481908743d66f76905c69 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:11 p.m.