Triple

T8186466
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Anthony John Hancock E191196 entity
Predicate alsoKnownAs P39 FINISHED
Object Tony Hancock E21715 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: Tony Hancock | Statement: [Anthony John Hancock, alsoKnownAs, Tony Hancock]

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: Tony Hancock
Context triple: [Anthony John Hancock, alsoKnownAs, Tony Hancock]
  • A. Tony Hancock chosen
    Tony Hancock was a celebrated English comedian and actor best known for his influential 1950s–60s radio and television series "Hancock's Half Hour."
  • B. Kenneth Williams
    Kenneth Williams was a celebrated British comic actor and raconteur, best known for his roles in the "Carry On" films and his distinctive, witty presence on radio and television panel shows.
  • C. Rik Mayall
    Rik Mayall was a British comedian, actor, and writer renowned for his anarchic, high-energy performances in shows like "The Young Ones," "Bottom," and "Blackadder."
  • D. Harry Enfield
    Harry Enfield is an English comedian, actor, and writer best known for his influential sketch shows and memorable comic characters on British television.
  • E. Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan was a British-Irish comedian, writer, poet, and actor best known as a leading figure of The Goon Show and a pioneer of surreal, influential postwar comedy.
  • 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_69ca82c5b6948190a583c096fb0a6c71 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb4c52407c8190bd366fce6d4e02cd ner completed
NED1 batch_69cd3489fd8c8190a919aff6e3b3df31 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:41 p.m.