Triple

T5858538
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Lambert E130216 entity
Predicate givenName P17 FINISHED
Object John
John Lambert was a prominent English Parliamentary general and politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum.
 E562891 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: John | Statement: [John Lambert, givenName, John]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: John
Context triple: [John Lambert, givenName, John]
  • A. John
    John is the given name of John H. Hammond Jr., the influential American record producer and talent scout known for discovering and promoting numerous major jazz, blues, and rock musicians.
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John F. Sattler, likely referring to him in a more informal or abbreviated context.
  • C. John
    John II of Aragon was a 15th-century King of Aragon and Navarre whose reign was marked by dynastic conflicts and the consolidation of Spanish territories.
  • D. John
    John is the given name of John B. Watson, the influential American psychologist who founded behaviorism.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of Australian cinematographer John Seale, known for his work on films such as "The English Patient" and "Mad Max: Fury Road."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John
Target entity description: John Lambert was a prominent English Parliamentary general and politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum.
  • A. John
    John is the given name of the 17th-century English poet and intellectual John Milton, renowned for his epic poem "Paradise Lost."
  • B. John
    John is the given name of John Boyd-Carpenter, a prominent British Conservative politician who served in several senior government positions in the mid-20th century.
  • C. John
    John, known formally as Lord McFall of Alcluith, is a British Labour politician and life peer who has served in prominent parliamentary roles, including as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
  • D. John
    John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, was an 18th-century British politician and peer who served in both the Irish and British parliaments and held several high offices under King George III.
  • E. John
    John is the given name of Sir John Anderson, a British civil servant and politician who played a key role in government during the early 20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: John
Triple: [John Lambert, givenName, John]
Generated description
John Lambert was a prominent English Parliamentary general and politician during the English Civil War and Interregnum.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0084f3bb08190a7720f55f7aa4252 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c0358654e48190908e7390a0164726 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c107ee88fc8190a6f633ff168b51ed ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c10d5102348190a9ec7421b1410a99 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c1090a7bac8190b5b9e003659b4b34 nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:56 p.m.