Triple
T4235458
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Verwoerd |
E94681
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Betsie Verwoerd |
E95314
|
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: Betsie Verwoerd | Statement: [Verwoerd, notableBearer, Betsie Verwoerd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Betsie Verwoerd Context triple: [Verwoerd, notableBearer, Betsie Verwoerd]
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A.
Betsie Verwoerd
chosen
Betsie Verwoerd was the wife of South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd and served as a prominent public figure during the apartheid era.
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B.
Marike de Klerk
Marike de Klerk was a South African political figure and activist who served as the country’s last apartheid-era First Lady and was known for her involvement in social and welfare issues.
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C.
Annie Botha
Annie Botha was the wife of South African statesman and first Prime Minister Louis Botha, known for her role as a political hostess and supporter during his leadership in the early 20th century.
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D.
Elize Botha
Elize Botha was the wife of former South African State President P. W. Botha and served as the country’s First Lady during his tenure.
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E.
Hendrina Joubert
Hendrina Joubert was the wife of prominent Boer general and politician Piet Joubert, associated with the late 19th-century history of the South African Republic (Transvaal).
- 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_69b34537cc6481909cd0a96acbb33ef7 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69b34e72ff588190a50c04ab975612dd |
completed | March 12, 2026, 11:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5a866c2448190aaed83d8da3669b8 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:05 p.m.