Triple

T5968642
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James S. Sherman E132814 entity
Predicate residence P75 FINISHED
Object Utica, New York, United States E58964 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: Utica, New York, United States | Statement: [James S. Sherman, residence, Utica, New York, United States]

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: Utica, New York, United States
Context triple: [James S. Sherman, residence, Utica, New York, United States]
  • A. Utica, New York chosen
    Utica, New York is a small city in central New York State known historically as an industrial and transportation hub and today for its cultural diversity and role in the Mohawk Valley region.
  • B. Ithaca, New York, United States
    Ithaca, New York, United States is a small city in the Finger Lakes region best known as the home of Cornell University and a historic center of academic and scientific research.
  • C. Oneonta, New York
    Oneonta, New York is a small city in Otsego County known for its two colleges, SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, and its location in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains.
  • D. Binghamton, New York
    Binghamton, New York is a small city in upstate New York known as a former manufacturing hub and home to Binghamton University, located near the Pennsylvania border in the state's Southern Tier.
  • E. Utica
    Utica was an ancient Phoenician colony in North Africa that became one of the earliest and most important urban centers in the western Mediterranean.
  • 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_69c0086deab081908550159ca23eec9b elicitation completed
NER batch_69c03a40cfe08190a40de42831af7cf8 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c113585ad88190a35d549448b10def ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:03 p.m.