Triple

T439479
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject South China Sea E10082 entity
Predicate hasFeature P182 FINISHED
Object Scarborough Shoal
Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.
E65494 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: Scarborough Shoal | Statement: [South China Sea, hasFeature, Scarborough Shoal]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scarborough Shoal
Context triple: [South China Sea, hasFeature, Scarborough Shoal]
  • A. Spratly Islands
    The Spratly Islands are a strategically important and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by several countries including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
  • B. South China Sea
    The South China Sea is a marginal sea in Southeast Asia known for its strategic shipping lanes, rich fisheries, and significant oil and gas reserves, as well as ongoing territorial disputes among neighboring countries.
  • C. Paracel Islands
    The Paracel Islands are a strategically located and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
  • D. Senkaku Islands
    The Senkaku Islands are a small, uninhabited archipelago in the East China Sea that is the subject of a territorial dispute primarily between Japan, China, and Taiwan.
  • E. Taiwan Strait
    The Taiwan Strait is the narrow body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China, serving as a crucial shipping lane and a focal point of regional geopolitical tensions.
  • 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: Scarborough Shoal
Triple: [South China Sea, hasFeature, Scarborough Shoal]
Generated description
Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scarborough Shoal
Target entity description: Scarborough Shoal is a small, disputed atoll in the South China Sea claimed by China, the Philippines, and Taiwan, known for its rich fishing grounds and strategic maritime location.
  • A. Spratly Islands
    The Spratly Islands are a strategically important and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by several countries including China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan.
  • B. South China Sea
    The South China Sea is a marginal sea in Southeast Asia known for its strategic shipping lanes, rich fisheries, and significant oil and gas reserves, as well as ongoing territorial disputes among neighboring countries.
  • C. Paracel Islands
    The Paracel Islands are a strategically located and resource-rich archipelago in the South China Sea, subject to overlapping territorial claims by China, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
  • D. Senkaku Islands
    The Senkaku Islands are a small, uninhabited archipelago in the East China Sea that is the subject of a territorial dispute primarily between Japan, China, and Taiwan.
  • E. Taiwan Strait
    The Taiwan Strait is the narrow body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China, serving as a crucial shipping lane and a focal point of regional geopolitical tensions.
  • 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_69a2e8465ef481909655c681b01e2986 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ef2977888190a0590b2c1bd2f5da completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4b23a3ddc8190a685a63923d1d175 completed March 1, 2026, 9:40 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4b2c975ec8190bc16f146f89c3f05 completed March 1, 2026, 9:42 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a4b343f8f88190bd011924dd485bef completed March 1, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.