Triple

T2147238
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Busby E47095 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object British Resident in New Zealand
The British Resident in New Zealand was the Crown’s official diplomatic and administrative representative tasked with overseeing British interests and relations with Māori chiefs before formal colonial government was established.
E240428 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: British Resident in New Zealand | Statement: [James Busby, positionHeld, British Resident in New Zealand]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Resident in New Zealand
Context triple: [James Busby, positionHeld, British Resident in New Zealand]
  • A. New Zealander
    A New Zealander is a person from New Zealand, commonly known as a Kiwi, typically associated with the country’s diverse bicultural heritage, outdoor lifestyle, and strong sporting culture.
  • B. Niuean New Zealanders
    Niuean New Zealanders are people of Niuean ancestry living in New Zealand, forming a distinct Pacific Islander community with their own cultural traditions and language.
  • C. Cook Islands Māori New Zealanders
    Cook Islands Māori New Zealanders are people of Cook Islands Māori descent living in New Zealand, maintaining distinct Polynesian cultural traditions, language, and community ties.
  • D. Tokelauan New Zealanders
    Tokelauan New Zealanders are New Zealand residents or citizens of Tokelauan ancestry, forming a distinct Pacific Islander community with their own language and cultural traditions.
  • E. Pakistani New Zealander
    A Pakistani New Zealander is a New Zealand resident or citizen of Pakistani origin, forming part of the country’s broader South Asian diaspora and contributing to its cultural, social, and economic life.
  • 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: British Resident in New Zealand
Triple: [James Busby, positionHeld, British Resident in New Zealand]
Generated description
The British Resident in New Zealand was the Crown’s official diplomatic and administrative representative tasked with overseeing British interests and relations with Māori chiefs before formal colonial government was established.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: British Resident in New Zealand
Target entity description: The British Resident in New Zealand was the Crown’s official diplomatic and administrative representative tasked with overseeing British interests and relations with Māori chiefs before formal colonial government was established.
  • A. New Zealander
    A New Zealander is a person from New Zealand, commonly known as a Kiwi, typically associated with the country’s diverse bicultural heritage, outdoor lifestyle, and strong sporting culture.
  • B. Niuean New Zealanders
    Niuean New Zealanders are people of Niuean ancestry living in New Zealand, forming a distinct Pacific Islander community with their own cultural traditions and language.
  • C. Cook Islands Māori New Zealanders
    Cook Islands Māori New Zealanders are people of Cook Islands Māori descent living in New Zealand, maintaining distinct Polynesian cultural traditions, language, and community ties.
  • D. Tokelauan New Zealanders
    Tokelauan New Zealanders are New Zealand residents or citizens of Tokelauan ancestry, forming a distinct Pacific Islander community with their own language and cultural traditions.
  • E. Pakistani New Zealander
    A Pakistani New Zealander is a New Zealand resident or citizen of Pakistani origin, forming part of the country’s broader South Asian diaspora and contributing to its cultural, social, and economic life.
  • 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_69a88a1933e0819094f18426ed74180f completed March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abbe271adc8190888c9086e9b8cc0c completed March 7, 2026, 5:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae58d75a5c8190b364a4ab5370558a completed March 9, 2026, 5:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae595a222881908d86ba8690c4fc65 completed March 9, 2026, 5:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae59efdf4c8190aaa1d63ce6e98696 completed March 9, 2026, 5:26 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:44 p.m.