Triple
T5366803
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o |
E103150
|
entity |
| Predicate | birthName |
P65
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Ngugi |
E103150
|
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: James Ngugi | Statement: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, birthName, James Ngugi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Ngugi Context triple: [Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, birthName, James Ngugi]
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A.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
chosen
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a Kenyan writer, theorist of postcolonial literature, and prominent advocate for African languages whose novels, essays, and plays critique colonialism and its legacies.
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B.
Ngethe Njoroge
Ngethe Njoroge is a Kenyan diplomat and journalist known for his work in international relations and as the father of musician Tom Morello.
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C.
Nakate
Nakate is a Ugandan surname most prominently associated with climate activist Vanessa Nakate.
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D.
Moses Wetang'ula
Moses Wetang'ula is a Kenyan politician and lawyer who has held several senior government positions, including leadership roles in parliament and key ministries.
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E.
Andrew Mlangeni
Andrew Mlangeni was a South African anti-apartheid activist and African National Congress leader who was imprisoned alongside Nelson Mandela following the Rivonia Trial and later became a prominent post-apartheid politician.
- 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_69bd43daa3e4819090b59d127db70e57 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd8684103081908ed79625b59e4b24 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 5:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf334553148190a5c53bda473c17c3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 12:09 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:02 p.m.