Triple

T7037889
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Blount DeMille E163429 entity
Predicate hasRelative P367 FINISHED
Object William C. DeMille E24338 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: William C. DeMille | Statement: [John Blount DeMille, hasRelative, William C. DeMille]

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: William C. DeMille
Context triple: [John Blount DeMille, hasRelative, William C. DeMille]
  • A. William C. deMille chosen
    William C. deMille was an American playwright, screenwriter, and film director of the silent and early sound era, known for his sophisticated dramas and as the brother of famed director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • B. Richard DeMille
    Richard DeMille was an American writer and psychologist known for his critical examinations of Carlos Castaneda’s work and for being the adopted son of famed film director Cecil B. DeMille.
  • C. Cecil B. DeMille
    Cecil B. DeMille was a pioneering American film director and producer, famed for his epic biblical and historical movies such as "The Ten Commandments" and "Cleopatra."
  • D. John Spottiswoode
    John Spottiswoode was a 16th-century Scottish minister and theologian who became Archbishop of St Andrews and a leading figure in the early Church of Scotland.
  • E. Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
  • 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_69c6885e7c1c8190be32a8f79ab4e0cf elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6e223077c819097992089fa83c563 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7943fe4fc819087bbcc724deed80a ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:36 p.m.