Triple

T6064735
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Butler Bulldogs men's basketball E135127 entity
Predicate headCoach P256 FINISHED
Object Thad Matta E164692 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: Thad Matta | Statement: [Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, headCoach, Thad Matta]

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: Thad Matta
Context triple: [Butler Bulldogs men's basketball, headCoach, Thad Matta]
  • A. Thad Matta chosen
    Thad Matta is an American college basketball coach best known for his successful tenures at Xavier and Ohio State, where he led the Buckeyes to multiple Big Ten titles and two Final Four appearances.
  • B. Marc McDermott
    Marc McDermott was an Australian-born American actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
  • C. Mike Brey
    Mike Brey is an American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenure leading the University of Notre Dame men's basketball program.
  • D. Chip Diggins
    Chip Diggins is a film producer best known for his work on the comedy-drama adaptation "A Walk in the Woods."
  • E. Danny McGuire
    Danny McGuire is a former English rugby league stand-off and scrum-half best known for his prolific try-scoring and trophy-laden career with Leeds Rhinos and the England national team.
  • 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_69c00878d06881909ee78e88913bf890 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c05723c91c819090b4d4672e72f9f3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c11d23dca8819080702ca0f05df5dd ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:10 p.m.