Triple

T9535518
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Little Women (1949 film) E230004 entity
Predicate producer P490 FINISHED
Object Sam Zimbalist E299075 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: Sam Zimbalist | Statement: [Little Women (1949 film), producer, Sam Zimbalist]

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: Sam Zimbalist
Context triple: [Little Women (1949 film), producer, Sam Zimbalist]
  • A. Sam Zimbalist chosen
    Sam Zimbalist was an American film producer best known for overseeing the epic 1959 MGM classic "Ben-Hur" and other major Hollywood productions of the mid-20th century.
  • B. Efrem Zimbalist
    Efrem Zimbalist was a renowned Russian-American violinist, composer, and influential pedagogue of the 20th century.
  • C. Martin Gabel
    Martin Gabel was an American actor and director known for his character roles in film, theater, and television, as well as his frequent appearances on quiz and panel shows.
  • D. Walter Schwimmer
    Walter Schwimmer is an Austrian diplomat and politician best known for serving as Secretary General of the Council of Europe from 1999 to 2004.
  • E. Morris L. Wise
    Morris L. Wise is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname Wise, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
  • 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_69ca847b1b3081908f72bc932c17cc41 elicitation completed
NER batch_69cd98cd6a5c8190835c0910ec38ede3 ner completed
NED1 batch_69d1c3fa50388190bf2a1fbb50c6e0c0 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8 p.m.