Triple

T8672871
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gerrit Anne Blaauw E205840 entity
Predicate influencedBy P9 FINISHED
Object Frederick P. Brooks Jr. E44669 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: Frederick P. Brooks Jr. | Statement: [Gerrit Anne Blaauw, influencedBy, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.]

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: Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Context triple: [Gerrit Anne Blaauw, influencedBy, Frederick P. Brooks Jr.]
  • A. Fred Brooks chosen
    Fred Brooks was an influential American computer scientist and software engineering pioneer best known for managing IBM’s System/360 project and authoring the classic book "The Mythical Man-Month."
  • B. Barry W. Boehm
    Barry W. Boehm is a pioneering American software engineer and computer scientist best known for developing the spiral model of software development and making foundational contributions to software cost estimation and engineering economics.
  • C. Richard P. Gabriel
    Richard P. Gabriel is a computer scientist and writer best known for his work on Lisp, software patterns, and his influential essay "Worse Is Better."
  • D. David L. Parnas
    David L. Parnas is a pioneering software engineer and computer scientist best known for introducing key concepts in software modularity and information hiding that shaped modern software engineering.
  • E. Butler Lampson
    Butler Lampson is a pioneering computer scientist best known for his foundational work in computer architecture, operating systems, and distributed computing, particularly during his time at Xerox PARC.
  • 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_69ca83529a9c8190b5c075b4f14636ed elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc491b807c81909563a34a947bc21a ner completed
NED1 batch_69cf286a364c8190b7f4f9d8243e2548 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:31 p.m.