Triple
T3763397
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ansar Dine |
E82614
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatesIn |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | northern Mali |
E84883
|
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: northern Mali | Statement: [Ansar Dine, operatesIn, northern Mali]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northern Mali Context triple: [Ansar Dine, operatesIn, northern Mali]
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A.
southwestern Mali
Southwestern Mali is a region of Mali that includes the national capital, Bamako, and serves as an important political and economic center of the country.
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B.
Northern Niger
Northern Niger is a sparsely populated Saharan region characterized by desert landscapes, nomadic communities, and a history of Tuareg insurgencies.
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C.
Southern Niger
Southern Niger is a predominantly Hausa-inhabited region of Niger known for its dense population, agricultural activity, and role as a cultural and economic heartland of the country.
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D.
Timbuktu Region
chosen
Timbuktu Region is a vast, sparsely populated administrative area in northern Mali that includes the historic city of Timbuktu and has been a focal point of conflict and counterinsurgency operations in the Sahel.
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E.
Mali
Mali is a landlocked West African country known for its historic trading cities like Timbuktu, rich Sahelian culture, and significant role in the ancient Mali Empire.
- 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_69ad8b207b0081909d2b48843fbd8795 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adcbfbecf8819099d80af480cbe2d2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4e51e54108190ab60e189cfbb0db0 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 4:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:35 p.m.