Triple

T7940488
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Steve Starkey E184375 entity
Predicate partnerInBusinessWith P282 FINISHED
Object Robert Zemeckis E5681 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: Robert Zemeckis | Statement: [Steve Starkey, partnerInBusinessWith, Robert Zemeckis]

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: Robert Zemeckis
Context triple: [Steve Starkey, partnerInBusinessWith, Robert Zemeckis]
  • A. Robert Zemeckis chosen
    Robert Zemeckis is an American filmmaker known for directing innovative and commercially successful movies such as the Back to the Future trilogy, Forrest Gump, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
  • B. Leslie Zemeckis
    Leslie Zemeckis is an American actress, author, and documentary filmmaker known for her work in film and her explorations of burlesque and classic Hollywood history.
  • C. Steven Spielberg
    Steven Spielberg is an acclaimed American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for shaping modern cinema with classics such as Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List.
  • D. Chris Columbus
    Chris Columbus is an American filmmaker best known for directing the first two Harry Potter films and "Home Alone," as well as producing numerous successful family-oriented movies.
  • E. Spielberg
    Spielberg is an Austrian town best known for hosting major motorsport events at the Red Bull Ring racing circuit.
  • 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_69ca8291c2008190b1b8832c87814bcf elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb3b0ac8bc8190b4e4f79b15c316b3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cbdf844f24819091cb8757d29a4a3f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:08 p.m.