Triple

T8346938
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Elizabeth River E196063 entity
Predicate near P350 FINISHED
Object Newport News, Virginia E105198 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: Newport News, Virginia | Statement: [Elizabeth River, near, Newport News, Virginia]

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: Newport News, Virginia
Context triple: [Elizabeth River, near, Newport News, Virginia]
  • A. Newport News, Virginia chosen
    Newport News, Virginia is an independent coastal city in southeastern Virginia known for its major shipbuilding industry and large U.S. Navy presence.
  • B. Portsmouth, Virginia
    Portsmouth, Virginia is an independent port city in southeastern Virginia known for its historic Olde Towne district, naval shipyard, and location across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk.
  • C. Norfolk, Virginia
    Norfolk, Virginia is a historic independent port city in southeastern Virginia, known for hosting the world’s largest naval base and serving as a major cultural and economic center of the Hampton Roads region.
  • D. Hampton Roads
    Hampton Roads is a coastal metropolitan region in southeastern Virginia known for its large natural harbor, major military installations, and significant shipbuilding and maritime industries.
  • E. Petersburg, Virginia
    Petersburg, Virginia is an independent city in south-central Virginia known for its strategic importance and extensive trench warfare during the American Civil War.
  • 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_69ca82edd63c8190b876b8465464c5fa elicitation completed
NER batch_69cb8013d81c81908da48466cffb3939 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cea805b8bc8190924dcf2ab51ba1e7 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:58 p.m.