Triple
T9947026
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) |
E195228
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ben Mears |
E195227
|
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: Ben Mears | Statement: [Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries), character, Ben Mears]
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: Ben Mears Context triple: [Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries), character, Ben Mears]
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A.
Ben Mears
chosen
Ben Mears is a novelist and the protagonist of Stephen King’s horror novel "Salem’s Lot," who returns to his childhood town only to confront a spreading vampire infestation.
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B.
Nathan Dane
Nathan Dane was an American lawyer and statesman best known for drafting the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, which shaped the early expansion and governance of the United States.
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C.
George Denbrough
George Denbrough is a young boy from Stephen King's horror novel "It," whose tragic death at the hands of Pennywise the Clown drives much of the story's emotional and narrative conflict.
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D.
Victor Comstock
Victor Comstock is a central character on the 1990s AMC television series "Remember WENN," serving as the idealistic station manager of the fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN.
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E.
Elias Loomis
Elias Loomis was a 19th-century American mathematician and physicist known for his work in astronomy, meteorology, and mathematical education.
- 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_69ca82e96a108190932bd1fc4acd73a0 |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69cdb657b35c81909448e93999f6e77c |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69d2292257bc8190b3a15de60d7c9ba2 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:45 p.m.