Triple

T8710335
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Sahle-Work Zewde E206758 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Mulatu Teshome
Mulatu Teshome is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as President of Ethiopia prior to Sahle-Work Zewde.
E753682 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: Mulatu Teshome | Statement: [Sahle-Work Zewde, predecessor, Mulatu Teshome]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mulatu Teshome
Context triple: [Sahle-Work Zewde, predecessor, Mulatu Teshome]
  • A. Mengistu Haile Mariam
    Mengistu Haile Mariam is a former Ethiopian military officer and Marxist-Leninist leader who ruled Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991, overseeing the Derg regime known for authoritarian rule, the Red Terror, and widespread human rights abuses.
  • B. Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael
    Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael was a prominent Ethiopian nobleman, military leader, and father of Emperor Haile Selassie I, noted for his key role in defending Ethiopia’s independence in the late 19th century.
  • C. Eskinder Nega
    Eskinder Nega is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger, and former political prisoner known for his outspoken criticism of authoritarianism and advocacy for democracy and human rights in Ethiopia.
  • D. Yohannes Abraham
    Yohannes Abraham is an American policy and political advisor who has held senior roles in U.S. government and international policy organizations.
  • E. Serkalem Fasil
    Serkalem Fasil is an Ethiopian journalist and former newspaper publisher known for her imprisonment on politically motivated charges under the Ethiopian government.
  • 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: Mulatu Teshome
Triple: [Sahle-Work Zewde, predecessor, Mulatu Teshome]
Generated description
Mulatu Teshome is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as President of Ethiopia prior to Sahle-Work Zewde.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mulatu Teshome
Target entity description: Mulatu Teshome is an Ethiopian diplomat and politician who served as President of Ethiopia prior to Sahle-Work Zewde.
  • A. Mengistu Haile Mariam
    Mengistu Haile Mariam is a former Ethiopian military officer and Marxist-Leninist leader who ruled Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991, overseeing the Derg regime known for authoritarian rule, the Red Terror, and widespread human rights abuses.
  • B. Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael
    Ras Makonnen Wolde Mikael was a prominent Ethiopian nobleman, military leader, and father of Emperor Haile Selassie I, noted for his key role in defending Ethiopia’s independence in the late 19th century.
  • C. Eskinder Nega
    Eskinder Nega is an Ethiopian journalist, blogger, and former political prisoner known for his outspoken criticism of authoritarianism and advocacy for democracy and human rights in Ethiopia.
  • D. Yohannes Abraham
    Yohannes Abraham is an American policy and political advisor who has held senior roles in U.S. government and international policy organizations.
  • E. Serkalem Fasil
    Serkalem Fasil is an Ethiopian journalist and former newspaper publisher known for her imprisonment on politically motivated charges under the Ethiopian government.
  • 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_69ca835645e881908f00e3c8b51da81d completed March 30, 2026, 2:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc5c3034708190b895eaf890d62198 completed March 31, 2026, 11:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cf28c174008190bc2d43ca613e9a9e completed April 3, 2026, 2:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cf2bd14c3c8190b43840ee57cca22c completed April 3, 2026, 2:54 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cf2cb3c4308190971fb3d25064f205 completed April 3, 2026, 2:57 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:35 p.m.