Triple
T14664784
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bamako–Dakar Railway |
E344338
|
entity |
| Predicate | borderCrossing |
P4105
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mali–Senegal border
The Mali–Senegal border is the international boundary in West Africa separating landlocked Mali from coastal Senegal, traversing largely sparsely populated Sahelian terrain.
|
E1118160
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: Mali–Senegal border | Statement: [Bamako–Dakar Railway, borderCrossing, Mali–Senegal border]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mali–Senegal border Context triple: [Bamako–Dakar Railway, borderCrossing, Mali–Senegal border]
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A.
Mali–Niger border
The Mali–Niger border is a sparsely populated, Sahelian frontier region in West Africa that has become a hotspot of insecurity, armed group activity, and international counterterrorism operations.
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B.
Mali–Algeria border
The Mali–Algeria border is a remote, largely desert frontier in the central Sahara that separates northern Mali from southern Algeria and has strategic significance for trans-Saharan trade and security.
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C.
Mali–Burkina Faso border region
The Mali–Burkina Faso border region is a sparsely governed Sahelian frontier zone marked by desert and semi-arid landscapes, where state presence is weak and jihadist insurgencies, communal violence, and illicit trafficking are widespread.
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D.
Niger–Burkina Faso border
The Niger–Burkina Faso border is a frequently contested frontier in the central Sahel, marked by insecurity, militant activity, and joint regional military operations.
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E.
Burkina Faso–Togo border region
The Burkina Faso–Togo border region is a sparsely populated West African frontier area characterized by savanna landscapes, cross-border ethnic communities, and shared river systems that support agriculture and pastoralism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
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: Mali–Senegal border Triple: [Bamako–Dakar Railway, borderCrossing, Mali–Senegal border]
Generated description
The Mali–Senegal border is the international boundary in West Africa separating landlocked Mali from coastal Senegal, traversing largely sparsely populated Sahelian terrain.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mali–Senegal border Target entity description: The Mali–Senegal border is the international boundary in West Africa separating landlocked Mali from coastal Senegal, traversing largely sparsely populated Sahelian terrain.
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A.
Mali–Niger border
The Mali–Niger border is a sparsely populated, Sahelian frontier region in West Africa that has become a hotspot of insecurity, armed group activity, and international counterterrorism operations.
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B.
Mali–Algeria border
The Mali–Algeria border is a remote, largely desert frontier in the central Sahara that separates northern Mali from southern Algeria and has strategic significance for trans-Saharan trade and security.
-
C.
Mali–Burkina Faso border region
The Mali–Burkina Faso border region is a sparsely governed Sahelian frontier zone marked by desert and semi-arid landscapes, where state presence is weak and jihadist insurgencies, communal violence, and illicit trafficking are widespread.
-
D.
Niger–Burkina Faso border
The Niger–Burkina Faso border is a frequently contested frontier in the central Sahel, marked by insecurity, militant activity, and joint regional military operations.
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E.
Burkina Faso–Togo border region
The Burkina Faso–Togo border region is a sparsely populated West African frontier area characterized by savanna landscapes, cross-border ethnic communities, and shared river systems that support agriculture and pastoralism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d822e283fc8190a0e4c235cf880052 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69deb54c69f8819080a37161deecfba8 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fdfb7c7df88190a4e551a12f6e8158 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 3:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fe08c5131881908d29c8dfc6c0b7cd |
completed | May 8, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fe093c3cf88190bff00387f7516295 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 4:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:27 a.m.