Triple

T4845999
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Jack Ma E108291 entity
Predicate coFounded P104 FINISHED
Object Alibaba Group E42930 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: Alibaba Group | Statement: [Jack Ma, coFounded, Alibaba Group]

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: Alibaba Group
Context triple: [Jack Ma, coFounded, Alibaba Group]
  • A. Alibaba Group chosen
    Alibaba Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate specializing in e-commerce, retail, internet, and technology, best known for operating major online marketplaces like Taobao and Tmall.
  • B. Ant Group
    Ant Group is a Chinese fintech giant best known for operating the Alipay mobile payment platform and providing a wide range of digital financial services.
  • C. SoftBank Group
    SoftBank Group is a Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company best known for its large-scale technology investments and telecommunications businesses.
  • D. Tencent
    Tencent is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate known for its dominant social media, gaming, and digital services platforms such as WeChat and QQ.
  • E. Cainiao Network
    Cainiao Network is a Chinese logistics and supply chain company that provides technology-driven delivery and fulfillment services for e-commerce, particularly supporting Alibaba’s online marketplaces.
  • 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_69bd4409b264819085ab855f3eb5381a elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd6d19784c81908e256ea23889192b ner completed
NED1 batch_69be5cd6dbcc8190b802eeb6d74fd37d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.