Triple
T8152102
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Union era of South Africa |
E190355
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableLeader |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Jan Smuts |
E64997
|
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: Jan Smuts | Statement: [Union era of South Africa, notableLeader, Jan Smuts]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jan Smuts Context triple: [Union era of South Africa, notableLeader, Jan Smuts]
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A.
Jan Smuts
chosen
Jan Smuts was a South African statesman, military leader, and philosopher who served as prime minister and played a major role in shaping the post–World War I international order.
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B.
Smuts
Smuts are a group of parasitic fungi known for infecting grasses and cereal crops, often producing dark, powdery masses of spores.
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C.
Lionel Curtis
Lionel Curtis was a British colonial administrator, political thinker, and leading advocate of imperial federation who played a key role in shaping ideas about the British Commonwealth in the early 20th century.
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D.
Cecil Spring Rice
Cecil Spring Rice was a British diplomat best known for serving as ambassador to the United States during World War I and for writing the hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country."
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E.
Sam Hoare
Sam Hoare is a British actor and director known for his work in film and television, as well as his relationship with actress Romola Garai.
- 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_69ca82be7ba8819087de0147e9292c83 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4483799c81908e73f9a87ed99185 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:50 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cd346391fc8190a3cb45e59d9dcfcd |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:37 p.m.