Triple

T9513228
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Edison family E229454 entity
Predicate notableMember P10 FINISHED
Object Thomas Alva Edison Jr. E1785 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: Thomas Alva Edison Jr. | Statement: [Edison family, notableMember, Thomas Alva Edison Jr.]

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: Thomas Alva Edison Jr.
Context triple: [Edison family, notableMember, Thomas Alva Edison Jr.]
  • A. Thomas Alva Edison chosen
    Thomas Alva Edison was a pioneering American inventor and businessman best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
  • B. William Leslie Edison
    William Leslie Edison was one of the sons of inventor Thomas Edison, belonging to the Edison family of the famed American inventor.
  • C. Charles Edison
    Charles Edison was an American politician and businessman who served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey and was the son of inventor Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison.
  • D. Edison
    "Edison" is a 2005 crime thriller film (also known as "Edison Force") about corruption in a city's elite police unit, featuring an ensemble cast including Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, LL Cool J, and Justin Timberlake.
  • E. Edison
    Edison is a large, diverse township in central New Jersey known for its suburban communities, major transportation links, and historical association with inventor Thomas Edison.
  • 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_69ca84777560819084cddd999badc1aa elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd986aa99c8190b2eaa7f9b111aa2e ner completed
NED1 batch_69d1820ed0c88190a91652965077755a ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:58 p.m.