Triple
T2353997
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | University of Zimbabwe |
E47511
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableAlumni |
P51
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Tendai Biti |
E250054
|
NE FINISHED |
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: Tendai Biti | Statement: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Tendai Biti]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tendai Biti Context triple: [University of Zimbabwe, hasNotableAlumni, Tendai Biti]
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A.
Tendai Biti
chosen
Tendai Biti is a prominent Zimbabwean lawyer, politician, and opposition leader who has served as finance minister and played a key role in challenging Robert Mugabe’s rule.
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B.
Tongayi Chirisa
Tongayi Chirisa is a Zimbabwean actor known for his work in American television and film, including prominent roles in comedy and drama series.
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C.
Cecil Nyoni
Cecil Nyoni is a Zimbabwean-born professional footballer who has played as a midfielder for various lower-league clubs in England.
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D.
Sabata Dalindyebo
Sabata Dalindyebo was a prominent South African traditional leader and king of the Thembu people who became known for his resistance to apartheid-era policies.
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E.
Chenjerai Hove
Chenjerai Hove was a prominent Zimbabwean novelist, poet, and essayist known for his powerful critiques of colonialism and post-independence politics.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a88a1b678c8190bce986922ba60ce0 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc6fbb1fc8190b97f4e4ed386abc3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af17726e54819094f1419b3bbe2a2a |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:54 p.m.