Triple

T9868812
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Philip José Farmer E239901 entity
Predicate influencedBy P9 FINISHED
Object Edgar Rice Burroughs E339898 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: Edgar Rice Burroughs | Statement: [Philip José Farmer, influencedBy, Edgar Rice Burroughs]

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: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Context triple: [Philip José Farmer, influencedBy, Edgar Rice Burroughs]
  • A. Edgar Rice Burroughs chosen
    Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author best known for creating the iconic adventure characters Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.
  • B. A. Merritt
    A. Merritt was an early 20th-century American fantasy and science fiction author known for his lush, imaginative adventure tales that strongly influenced later genre writers.
  • C. Edmond Hamilton
    Edmond Hamilton was an influential American science fiction author, particularly known for his space opera tales and prolific pulp magazine contributions in the early to mid-20th century.
  • D. Robert E. Howard
    Robert E. Howard was an American pulp fiction writer best known as the creator of the sword-and-sorcery character Conan the Barbarian.
  • E. Ray Cummings
    Ray Cummings was an American science fiction writer active in the early 20th century, known for pioneering works that helped shape the genre’s development.
  • 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_69ca84e7506c819095cbde4ff16512bb elicitation completed
NER batch_69cdb3d34e4c81908c0fc14dd6d015cc ner completed
NED1 batch_69d1e46209988190b97aefee6cbddbad ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:36 p.m.