Triple
T23364209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | State Capture Inquiry |
E593266
|
entity |
| Predicate | investigated |
P6157
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Eskom |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Eskom | Statement: [State Capture Inquiry, investigated, Eskom]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eskom Context triple: [State Capture Inquiry, investigated, Eskom]
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A.
Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa
chosen
The Electricity Supply Commission of South Africa, commonly known as Eskom, is the state-owned utility responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing the majority of South Africa’s electrical power.
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B.
Zimbabwe Power Company
Zimbabwe Power Company is the state-owned utility responsible for generating electricity in Zimbabwe, operating major power stations including the Kariba hydroelectric facilities.
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C.
Kriel Power Station
Kriel Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that forms part of the country’s major electricity-generating infrastructure.
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D.
Matla Power Station
Matla Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa that is a major contributor to the country’s electricity generation.
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E.
Matimba Power Station
Matimba Power Station is a large coal-fired power plant in South Africa and one of the key facilities in the country’s electricity generation network.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69e25d2593c88190bcdf4a716a94ccb2 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 4:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1a0aac4248190a4663ed12aed6856 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 6:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 5:31 p.m.