Triple

T7643695
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Scar E173069 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object John Vickery
John Vickery is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in genre series and stage productions.
 E692365 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: John Vickery | Statement: [Scar, portrayedBy, John Vickery]

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: John Vickery
Context triple: [Scar, portrayedBy, John Vickery]
  • A. George Briggs
    George Briggs is a drifter and claim jumper in the American frontier who becomes an unlikely escort for three mentally ill women in the novel and film "The Homesman."
  • B. John Vance
    John Vance is a British legal figure who succeeded Henry Wade as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.
  • C. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • D. Vernon Shaw
    Vernon Shaw was a Dominican politician who served as the fifth President of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 1998 to 2003.
  • E. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • 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: John Vickery
Target entity description: John Vickery is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in genre series and stage productions.
  • A. George Briggs
    George Briggs is a drifter and claim jumper in the American frontier who becomes an unlikely escort for three mentally ill women in the novel and film "The Homesman."
  • B. John Vance
    John Vance is a British legal figure who succeeded Henry Wade as Director of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales.
  • C. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • D. Vernon Shaw
    Vernon Shaw was a Dominican politician who served as the fifth President of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 1998 to 2003.
  • E. Anthony McHenry
    Anthony McHenry is an American professional basketball player best known for his long, successful career in Japan’s B.League, particularly as a key contributor to the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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: John Vickery
Triple: [Scar, portrayedBy, John Vickery]
Generated description
John Vickery is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in genre series and stage productions.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c6995360188190968ee57b72a1627f elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6faf13858819095262664e1e04eb7 ner completed
NED1 batch_69ca0f1021148190b85ec086f79787d4 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69ca11207bd081908acf8617b9371e54 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69ca10d315dc819094b7cf09af882f39 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:58 p.m.