Triple

T8169422
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of the Crater E190777 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object Ambrose E. Burnside E283059 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: Ambrose E. Burnside | Statement: [Battle of the Crater, commander, Ambrose E. Burnside]

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: Ambrose E. Burnside
Context triple: [Battle of the Crater, commander, Ambrose E. Burnside]
  • A. Ambrose Burnside
    Ambrose Burnside was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, later serving as governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator, and is also remembered for his distinctive facial hair that inspired the term "sideburns."
  • B. Fitz John Porter
    Fitz John Porter was a Union Army major general during the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac and his controversial court-martial following the Second Battle of Bull Run.
  • C. Don Carlos Buell
    Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
  • D. Winfield Scott Hancock
    Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
  • E. Major General Ambrose E. Burnside chosen
    Major General Ambrose E. Burnside was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his distinctive facial hair and for his controversial leadership in battles such as Antietam and Fredericksburg.
  • 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_69ca82c1c0a08190bf8692b4d91a03ca elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb466abfe48190b4eb2f23b1e28668 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cd67b82424819082fdbfe9bf2a9839 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:39 p.m.