Triple

T8693257
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt E206341 entity
Predicate grandfather P979 FINISHED
Object William Alvin Pitt E730160 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: William Alvin Pitt | Statement: [Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, grandfather, William Alvin Pitt]

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: William Alvin Pitt
Context triple: [Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt, grandfather, William Alvin Pitt]
  • A. William Alvin Pitt chosen
    William Alvin Pitt is the father of actor Brad Pitt and the paternal grandfather of Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt.
  • B. Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken
    Maxwell William Humphrey Aitken is a British peer and businessman, known as a later holder of the Aitken (Beaverbrook) family title.
  • C. George Richard Chamberlain
    George Richard Chamberlain is an American actor and singer best known for his starring roles in the television series "Dr. Kildare," "The Thorn Birds," and numerous film and stage productions.
  • D. Richard Bennett
    Richard Bennett is a notable individual whose name is associated with the surname Bennett, though additional context is needed to distinguish which specific Richard Bennett is meant.
  • E. John May
    John May was a Chicago gangster and mechanic for Bugs Moran’s North Side Gang who was killed in the 1929 Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre.
  • 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_69ca835481fc819084e33d3bc883bfa6 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc5826bbb48190a212fb1bb06e05e6 ner completed
NED1 batch_69cef3f36a6081909e300f168fbcb8ac ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:33 p.m.