Triple

T8679435
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kim Howells E205997 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Howells E41212 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: Howells | Statement: [Kim Howells, familyName, Howells]

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: Howells
Context triple: [Kim Howells, familyName, Howells]
  • A. Howells chosen
    Howells is a surname most notably associated with William Dean Howells, a prominent 19th-century American realist author and literary critic.
  • B. John Howells
    John Howells is a notable individual who shares the surname associated with the prominent Howells family name.
  • C. Hueffer
    Hueffer is the original surname of the English novelist and critic Ford Madox Ford, used before he changed his name during World War I.
  • D. Howells & Stokes
    Howells & Stokes was an early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing prominent commercial and institutional buildings, particularly in New York City.
  • E. Haardt
    Haardt is a district of Neustadt an der Weinstraße in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, known for its scenic location along the German Wine Route and proximity to the Palatinate Forest.
  • 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_69ca835379688190aa06b9d98e684d58 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc49f8fa948190a070e90d17b4ede2 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cf28748c0c8190a8870650a9b07d7d ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:32 p.m.