Triple
T1529936
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of the Witwatersrand |
E32416
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAlumnus |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Ruth First
Ruth First was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
|
E173549
|
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: Ruth First | Statement: [University of the Witwatersrand, hasAlumnus, Ruth First]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth First Context triple: [University of the Witwatersrand, hasAlumnus, Ruth First]
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A.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist renowned for her powerful works opposing apartheid and exploring complex social and moral issues.
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B.
Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach is a renowned South African Afrikaans poet, writer, and painter known for his anti-apartheid activism and influential literary work.
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C.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
Nomalizo Leah Tutu is a South African activist, nurse, and teacher known for her social justice work and as the longtime wife and partner of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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D.
Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
-
E.
Robert Sobukwe
Robert Sobukwe was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader, founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress, and a powerful advocate of African nationalism whose activism led to long-term imprisonment and enduring political influence.
- 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: Ruth First Triple: [University of the Witwatersrand, hasAlumnus, Ruth First]
Generated description
Ruth First was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ruth First Target entity description: Ruth First was a prominent South African anti-apartheid activist, journalist, and scholar who was assassinated in exile for her political work.
-
A.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist renowned for her powerful works opposing apartheid and exploring complex social and moral issues.
-
B.
Breyten Breytenbach
Breyten Breytenbach is a renowned South African Afrikaans poet, writer, and painter known for his anti-apartheid activism and influential literary work.
-
C.
Nomalizo Leah Tutu
Nomalizo Leah Tutu is a South African activist, nurse, and teacher known for her social justice work and as the longtime wife and partner of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
-
D.
Yusuf Dadoo
Yusuf Dadoo was a prominent South African Indian anti-apartheid leader, physician, and communist activist who played a key role in uniting Indian and African resistance against racial segregation.
-
E.
Robert Sobukwe
Robert Sobukwe was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader, founding president of the Pan Africanist Congress, and a powerful advocate of African nationalism whose activism led to long-term imprisonment and enduring political influence.
- 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_69a885ea86308190998f6bc14bb91f8e |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908156b888190968ca0157ae42bc7 |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad2957e6e4819087504a16bc32d60b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad2a18a79c81908f04ba9aa55d52a0 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad2a8deae8819095731fdd1b4bd310 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:26 p.m.