Triple

T7593941
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) E179807 entity
Predicate screenwriter P2831 FINISHED
Object Walter DeLeon E618565 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: Walter DeLeon | Statement: [The Cat and the Canary (1939 film), screenwriter, Walter DeLeon]

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: Walter DeLeon
Context triple: [The Cat and the Canary (1939 film), screenwriter, Walter DeLeon]
  • A. Walter DeLeon chosen
    Walter DeLeon was an American screenwriter known for his work on numerous Hollywood films during the early to mid-20th century.
  • B. David Mendoza
    David Mendoza was a composer and conductor active in early 20th-century cinema, known for his work on silent film scores.
  • C. Hector Ruiz
    Hector Ruiz is a Mexican-American engineer and business executive best known for serving as CEO and chairman of semiconductor company AMD, where he led major strategic initiatives including the acquisition of ATI.
  • D. José Francisco Vergara
    José Francisco Vergara was a 19th-century Chilean politician, military officer, and urban planner best known for his key role in Chilean public life and development projects.
  • E. Victor Hernández Cruz
    Victor Hernández Cruz is a Puerto Rican poet known for his innovative, jazz-influenced verse and his role as a prominent voice in contemporary Latino literature.
  • 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_69c69f3487ec8190bf7acdf2dd91e6d6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f9bab3a08190a2c36b2c72a1de25 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c86197fe0881908307a411cabdca7f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:53 p.m.