Triple

T4881484
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Maylene, Alabama E109336 entity
Predicate partOf P40 FINISHED
Object Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area E2492 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: Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area | Statement: [Maylene, Alabama, partOf, Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area]

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: Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area
Context triple: [Maylene, Alabama, partOf, Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman combined statistical area]
  • A. Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area chosen
    The Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area is a major urban and economic region in central Alabama centered on the cities of Birmingham and Hoover and their surrounding communities.
  • B. Tuscaloosa metropolitan area
    The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area is a regional urban and economic hub in west-central Alabama centered on the city of Tuscaloosa and its surrounding communities.
  • C. Montgomery metropolitan area
    The Montgomery metropolitan area is a regional urban hub in central Alabama centered on the city of Montgomery and its surrounding communities.
  • D. Anniston–Gadsden Combined Statistical Area
    The Anniston–Gadsden Combined Statistical Area is a U.S. Census Bureau-defined region in northeastern Alabama that groups together the Anniston and Gadsden metropolitan areas for statistical and economic analysis.
  • E. Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area
    The Florence-Muscle Shoals metropolitan area is a small urban region in northwestern Alabama centered around the cities of Florence and Muscle Shoals, known historically as a hub for influential American music recording.
  • 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_69bd440e9d64819083e82cf33b4d9570 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd6dde6fcc8190a5aa7587f85632bd ner completed
NED1 batch_69be6fb8e8f081908cee75f80494dd7d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:27 p.m.