Triple

T6340107
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Obadiah E142602 entity
Predicate mentions P831 FINISHED
Object Jacob
Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch regarded as the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.
 E10780 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: Jacob | Statement: [Obadiah, mentions, Jacob]

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: Jacob
Context triple: [Obadiah, mentions, Jacob]
  • A. Jacob
    Jacob is the first name of Jake Peavy, a former Major League Baseball pitcher and Cy Young Award winner.
  • B. Jacob
    Jacob is the middle name of English actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for portraying Harry Potter in the film series based on J.K. Rowling's novels.
  • C. Jacob
    Jacob is the family name of Piers Anthony, the prolific British-American fantasy and science fiction author best known for his long-running Xanth series.
  • D. Jacob
    Jacob is the birth name of American actor, comedian, and musician Jack Black, known for his energetic performances in films like "School of Rock" and as the lead vocalist of Tenacious D.
  • E. Jacob
    Jacob is the birth name of legendary American comic book artist and writer Jack Kirby, a key creator of many iconic Marvel and DC superheroes.
  • 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: Jacob
Target entity description: Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch regarded as the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • A. Jacob chosen
    Jacob is a central patriarch in the Hebrew Bible, regarded in Judaism as the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.
  • B. Jacob
    Jacob is the birth name of legendary American comic book artist and writer Jack Kirby, a key creator of many iconic Marvel and DC superheroes.
  • C. Jacob
    Jacob is the central figure in the story "The Slave," around whom the narrative’s themes and events revolve.
  • D. Jacob
    Jacob is the family name of Piers Anthony, the prolific British-American fantasy and science fiction author best known for his long-running Xanth series.
  • E. Jacob
    Jacob is the birth name of American actor John Garfield, a prominent film star of the 1930s and 1940s known for his intense, naturalistic performances.
  • F. None of above.

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: Jacob
Triple: [Obadiah, mentions, Jacob]
Generated description
Jacob is a prominent biblical patriarch regarded as the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c008d5ab108190b346c465696824a9 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c0674311388190bb069a07a7ff60ef ner completed
NED1 batch_69c62d4656f48190a4725fdeb2dd255d ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c62fbbf58881908e872a6a67676fac ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c62f020d808190a59cbab15a9ca5dc nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:30 p.m.