Triple

T8493344
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Bicentennial Man E201027 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Isaac Asimov E6350 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: Isaac Asimov | Statement: [The Bicentennial Man, author, Isaac Asimov]

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: Isaac Asimov
Context triple: [The Bicentennial Man, author, Isaac Asimov]
  • A. Isaac Asimov chosen
    Isaac Asimov was a prolific American science fiction author and biochemist renowned for works like the Foundation series and his popular science writing.
  • B. David Asimov
    David Asimov is the son of famed science fiction author Isaac Asimov, known primarily for this familial connection.
  • C. Cyril M. Kornbluth
    Cyril M. Kornbluth was an influential American science fiction writer known for his sharp social satire and classic mid-20th-century works such as "The Marching Morons" and "The Space Merchants" (with Frederik Pohl).
  • D. James Blish
    James Blish was an influential American science fiction author and critic, best known for his "Cities in Flight" series and for helping shape mid-20th-century science fiction through both his fiction and literary analysis.
  • E. Frederik Pohl
    Frederik Pohl was an influential American science fiction writer, editor, and fan whose career spanned over seven decades and helped shape modern speculative fiction.
  • 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc elicitation completed
NER batch_69cbe579b7088190b297b04527e36a2b ner completed
NED1 batch_69ce3a54c3888190b11b7e9909abe518 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.