Triple

T8767878
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Betrothed E208381 entity
Predicate author P4 FINISHED
Object Walter Scott E34931 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: Walter Scott | Statement: [The Betrothed, author, Walter Scott]

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: Walter Scott
Context triple: [The Betrothed, author, Walter Scott]
  • A. Sir Walter Scott chosen
    Sir Walter Scott was a pioneering 19th-century Scottish novelist and poet, best known for historical works like "Ivanhoe" and "Waverley" that helped popularize the historical novel genre.
  • B. James Hogg
    James Hogg was a Scottish poet and novelist of the Romantic era, best known for works like "The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner."
  • C. William Irving
    William Irving was the brother of famed American author Washington Irving and a member of the prominent Irving family of early 19th-century New York.
  • D. Thomas Hood
    Thomas Hood was a 19th-century English poet, author, and humorist best known for his comic verse and poems with strong social and humanitarian themes.
  • E. Robert Blair
    Robert Blair was an 18th-century Scottish poet best known for his long meditative poem "The Grave," which made him a leading figure among the Graveyard poets.
  • 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_69ca835edb4481909b4aafb616dc5eb7 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cc5eeae70c8190adc2bc2846da0fbf ner completed
NED1 batch_69d178a6467c8190aab201fb12d2a64e ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.