Triple
T7710955
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Eric Staal |
E174749
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada |
E15925
|
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: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | Statement: [Eric Staal, placeOfBirth, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada]
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: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Context triple: [Eric Staal, placeOfBirth, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada]
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A.
Thunder Bay
chosen
Thunder Bay is a Canadian city in northwestern Ontario that serves as a key transportation, shipping, and commercial hub on the north shore of Lake Superior.
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B.
Timmins, Ontario, Canada
Timmins, Ontario, Canada is a northern mining city best known as the hometown of country music star Shania Twain.
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C.
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada is a northern Ontario city on the St. Marys River known as a key Great Lakes shipping hub and border community opposite Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
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D.
Ohsweken, Ontario
Ohsweken, Ontario is the principal village and administrative center of the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in southern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada is a small port city on Georgian Bay known for its maritime heritage, natural scenery, and as the birthplace of World War I flying ace Billy Bishop.
- 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_69c6995b3e8c8190833108f883d5f53c |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69c702ad6b788190892b96ab523d111f |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69c8be2831788190a8ba7340b5d4d439 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 4:04 p.m.