Triple

T6027618
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bruce Beresford E134219 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Beresford
Beresford is a surname most notably associated with Australian film director Bruce Beresford, known for works such as "Driving Miss Daisy."
 E569652 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: Beresford | Statement: [Bruce Beresford, familyName, Beresford]

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: Beresford
Context triple: [Bruce Beresford, familyName, Beresford]
  • A. Broadford
    Broadford is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known as one of the island’s main population centers and a base for exploring the surrounding landscapes.
  • B. Castletown
    Castletown is a historic town in the south of the Isle of Man that once served as the island’s capital and is known for its well-preserved medieval castle and harbor.
  • C. Castletown
    Castletown is a residential suburb and former village within the city of Sunderland in the Wearside area of North East England.
  • D. Beresfield
    Beresfield is a suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, situated between Newcastle and Maitland and served by the regional rail network.
  • E. Ferbane
    Ferbane is a small town in County Offaly, Ireland, situated near the River Brosna and known historically for its peat-fueled power station and surrounding boglands.
  • 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: Beresford
Target entity description: Beresford is a surname most notably associated with Australian film director Bruce Beresford, known for works such as "Driving Miss Daisy."
  • A. Broadford
    Broadford is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known as one of the island’s main population centers and a base for exploring the surrounding landscapes.
  • B. Castletown
    Castletown is a historic town in the south of the Isle of Man that once served as the island’s capital and is known for its well-preserved medieval castle and harbor.
  • C. Castletown
    Castletown is a residential suburb and former village within the city of Sunderland in the Wearside area of North East England.
  • D. Beresfield
    Beresfield is a suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, situated between Newcastle and Maitland and served by the regional rail network.
  • E. Ferbane
    Ferbane is a small town in County Offaly, Ireland, situated near the River Brosna and known historically for its peat-fueled power station and surrounding boglands.
  • 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: Beresford
Triple: [Bruce Beresford, familyName, Beresford]
Generated description
Beresford is a surname most notably associated with Australian film director Bruce Beresford, known for works such as "Driving Miss Daisy."

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c0087515148190a97475d412563865 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c0560e3c2c8190aea2619386fc5538 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c1251413c08190b1a9639e45e198d3 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c129fc905c8190a88c89ec7fb95f26 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c12983e3f881909b86921640b853ff nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:07 p.m.