Triple
T4793028
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Kentridge |
E106647
|
entity |
| Predicate | nationality |
P2
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African |
E54404
|
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: South African | Statement: [William Kentridge, nationality, South African]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Context triple: [William Kentridge, nationality, South African]
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A.
South African
chosen
South African refers to a person from South Africa, a diverse country at the southern tip of the African continent known for its complex history, multicultural society, and significant economic and political influence in the region.
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B.
South African English
South African English is the variety of English spoken in South Africa, characterized by distinctive pronunciation, vocabulary, and influences from Afrikaans and indigenous African languages.
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C.
Black South African
Black South Africans are the majority population group in South Africa, encompassing diverse indigenous ethnic communities with distinct languages, cultures, and histories shaped by colonialism and apartheid.
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D.
Zulu
Zulu is a 1964 British war film depicting the Battle of Rorke's Drift during the Anglo-Zulu War, noted for being one of Michael Caine's early breakthrough roles.
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E.
Zulu
Zulu is a Bantu language of the Nguni group spoken primarily in South Africa and widely influential in the country’s culture and other local languages.
- 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_69bd43f591c881909e5a532388b0f3f3 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd66072ebc8190ae0e6cef1e7b07e4 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be43f0be108190aebcc9b1a824e624 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 7:08 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:22 p.m.