Triple

T5572654
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cecil B. DeMille E146238 entity
Predicate relative P37 FINISHED
Object William C. deMille E24338 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: William C. deMille | Statement: [Cecil B. DeMille, relative, William C. deMille]

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: William C. deMille
Context triple: [Cecil B. DeMille, relative, William C. deMille]
  • A. William C. deMille chosen
    William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • B. Richard DeMille
    Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • C. Cecil B. DeMille
    Cecil B. DeMille was a pioneering American film director and producer, famed for his epic biblical and historical movies such as "The Ten Commandments" and "Cleopatra."
  • D. John Blount DeMille
    John Blount DeMille was a member of the prominent DeMille family connected to early Hollywood cinema.
  • E. John Spottiswoode
    John Spottiswoode was a 16th-century Scottish minister and theologian who became Archbishop of St Andrews and a leading figure in the early Church of Scotland.
  • 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_69c008ffed108190a084602227af6157 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c020518f348190879ac67dab307134 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c0bf5e1fcc8190b9ab67a9cc9e1be0 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:37 p.m.