Triple

T8767932
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Black Dwarf E208382 entity
Predicate publisher P29 FINISHED
Object William Blackwood E434379 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 Blackwood | Statement: [The Black Dwarf, publisher, William Blackwood]

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 Blackwood
Context triple: [The Black Dwarf, publisher, William Blackwood]
  • A. William Blackwood chosen
    William Blackwood was a Scottish publisher and bookseller best known for founding the influential 19th-century literary magazine Blackwood's Magazine.
  • B. John Stuart Blackie
    John Stuart Blackie was a 19th-century Scottish scholar, classical Greek professor, and nationalist known for his influential writings and advocacy of Scottish culture and education.
  • C. Archibald Constable
    Archibald Constable was a prominent early 19th-century Scottish publisher and bookseller best known for issuing major literary works, including those of Sir Walter Scott.
  • D. Charles Mackay
    Charles Mackay was a 19th-century Scottish poet, journalist, and social commentator best known for his influential study of mass psychology and financial manias in "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds."
  • E. James Smyth
    James Smyth was a 19th-century mountaineer known for participating in the first ascent of Dufourspitze, the highest peak in Switzerland and the Monte Rosa massif.
  • 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_69cfba0022748190a89322201abe2cf8 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:41 p.m.