Triple

T7378163
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Horace Elgin Dodge E170177 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Niles, Michigan, United States E341968 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: Niles, Michigan, United States | Statement: [Horace Elgin Dodge, placeOfBirth, Niles, Michigan, United States]

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: Niles, Michigan, United States
Context triple: [Horace Elgin Dodge, placeOfBirth, Niles, Michigan, United States]
  • A. Niles, Michigan chosen
    Niles, Michigan is a small city in southwestern Michigan known for its historic downtown, early settlement history, and scenic location along the St. Joseph River.
  • B. Saginaw, Michigan, United States
    Saginaw, Michigan, United States is an industrial city in the Great Lakes region known for its automotive manufacturing history and location along the Saginaw River.
  • C. St. Clair, Michigan, United States
    St. Clair is a small city in eastern Michigan, United States, located along the St. Clair River and known for its waterfront parks and residential character.
  • D. Milford, Michigan, United States
    Milford, Michigan, United States is a small village in Oakland County best known as the birthplace of actor, comedian, and podcast host Dax Shepard.
  • E. Holland, Michigan
    Holland, Michigan is a city on the shores of Lake Michigan known for its strong Dutch heritage, annual Tulip Time Festival, and traditional Dutch architecture and culture.
  • 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_69c68a5d0ed08190b6d361e68f813330 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f1aa12888190b81e37b9fcd2adc0 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c802d57ae88190840442621d8bef35 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:08 p.m.