Triple

T10448001
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gyps rueppelli E246342 entity
Predicate nativeRange P4570 FINISHED
Object Sahel region E20427 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Sahel region | Statement: [Gyps rueppelli, nativeRange, Sahel region]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Sahel region
Context triple: [Gyps rueppelli, nativeRange, Sahel region]
  • A. Sahel chosen
    The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
  • B. Maghreb-Sahel interface
    The Maghreb-Sahel interface is a transitional zone in North and West Africa where the cultures, economies, and ecologies of the North African Maghreb and the sub-Saharan Sahel intersect and blend.
  • C. Trans-Saharan belt
    The Trans-Saharan belt is a major Neoproterozoic orogenic zone in North and West Africa, formed during the Pan-African orogeny and characterized by extensive metamorphic and igneous rock assemblages.
  • D. Northern Niger
    Northern Niger is a sparsely populated Saharan region characterized by desert landscapes, nomadic communities, and a history of Tuareg insurgencies.
  • E. Sahel–Central African forest transition zone
    The Sahel–Central African forest transition zone is an ecological belt in central Africa where the dry Sahelian savannas gradually give way to the dense tropical rainforests of the Congo Basin.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d381c04fe08190957c26c526a3b05a elicitation completed
NER batch_69d4fdc10c8081908a3801fe1dea63de ner completed
NED1 batch_69d87ef4e0dc81908d7cf0f2b6f4cd98 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:16 p.m.