Triple

T6157237
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock E137351 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Tony Hancock E21715 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: Tony Hancock | Statement: [Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, portrayedBy, Tony Hancock]

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: Tony Hancock
Context triple: [Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, portrayedBy, Tony Hancock]
  • A. Tony Hancock chosen
    Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
  • B. Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams was a celebrated British comic actor and raconteur, best known for his roles in the "Carry On" films and his distinctive, witty presence on radio and television panel shows.
  • C. Harry Enfield
    Harry Enfield is an English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his influential sketch shows and memorable comic characters on British television.
  • D. Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan was a British-Irish comedian, writer, poet, and actor best known as a leading figure of The Goon Show and a pioneer of surreal, influential postwar comedy.
  • E. Neil Innes
    Neil Innes was an English writer, comedian, and musician best known for his work with the Bonzo Dog Band, Monty Python, and the Beatles parody group The Rutles.
  • 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_69c008a45d008190832a9e19f5d63406 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c05d3177588190970a45af0d43b04c ner completed
NED1 batch_69c1418ba6488190aaf8d3070555d60a ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:17 p.m.