Triple

T9511489
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sue Johnston E229406 entity
Predicate child P120 FINISHED
Object Joel Johnston
Joel Johnston is the son of English actress Sue Johnston, known for her roles in British television dramas and comedies.
 E815814 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: Joel Johnston | Statement: [Sue Johnston, child, Joel Johnston]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

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: Joel Johnston
Context triple: [Sue Johnston, child, Joel Johnston]
  • A. Joel Reynolds
    Joel Reynolds is a fictional protagonist whose story centers on his personal experiences and development within the narrative from which he is drawn.
  • B. Joel Wilson
    Joel Wilson is known as the brother of former child actress and writer Mara Wilson.
  • C. Joel Parker
    Joel Parker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical American politicians and jurists.
  • D. Joel McAndrew
    Joel McAndrew is a New York–based hedge fund manager best known as the husband of English model and actress Agyness Deyn.
  • E. Joel Harrison
    Joel Harrison is an American jazz guitarist and composer known for his genre-blending work that fuses jazz with rock, classical, and world music influences.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Joel Johnston
Target entity description: Joel Johnston is the son of English actress Sue Johnston, known for her roles in British television dramas and comedies.
  • A. Joel Reynolds
    Joel Reynolds is a fictional protagonist whose story centers on his personal experiences and development within the narrative from which he is drawn.
  • B. Joel Wilson
    Joel Wilson is known as the brother of former child actress and writer Mara Wilson.
  • C. Joel Parker
    Joel Parker is a name shared by several notable individuals, including historical American politicians and jurists.
  • D. Joel McAndrew
    Joel McAndrew is a New York–based hedge fund manager best known as the husband of English model and actress Agyness Deyn.
  • E. Joel Harrison
    Joel Harrison is an American jazz guitarist and composer known for his genre-blending work that fuses jazz with rock, classical, and world music influences.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Joel Johnston
Triple: [Sue Johnston, child, Joel Johnston]
Generated description
Joel Johnston is the son of English actress Sue Johnston, known for her roles in British television dramas and comedies.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69ca84777560819084cddd999badc1aa elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd98699b788190b1a475e1b1883584 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d190d2397081909127cb356b956f35 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69d195bf8ff88190adb2109a6f1fa4b7 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69d1934b603481908c83c14ba6bea080 nedg completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:58 p.m.