Triple
T10690857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cecil Skotnes |
E252003
|
entity |
| Predicate | educatedAt |
P5
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Witwatersrand Technical Art School
Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
|
E879288
|
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: Witwatersrand Technical Art School | Statement: [Cecil Skotnes, educatedAt, Witwatersrand Technical Art School]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witwatersrand Technical Art School Context triple: [Cecil Skotnes, educatedAt, Witwatersrand Technical Art School]
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A.
Transvaal University College
Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
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B.
Technikon Free State
Technikon Free State was a South African technikon that evolved into the Central University of Technology, focusing on career-oriented and technological higher education.
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C.
South African College
South African College was the 19th-century educational institution in Cape Town that evolved into the modern University of Cape Town.
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D.
Johannesburg Indian High School
Johannesburg Indian High School was a segregated secondary school in Johannesburg that educated many Indian South Africans, including anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada.
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E.
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
- 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: Witwatersrand Technical Art School Triple: [Cecil Skotnes, educatedAt, Witwatersrand Technical Art School]
Generated description
Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witwatersrand Technical Art School Target entity description: Witwatersrand Technical Art School was an art education institution in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for training influential South African artists in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Transvaal University College
Transvaal University College was the early 20th-century higher education institution in South Africa that later developed into the modern University of Pretoria.
-
B.
Technikon Free State
Technikon Free State was a South African technikon that evolved into the Central University of Technology, focusing on career-oriented and technological higher education.
-
C.
South African College
South African College was the 19th-century educational institution in Cape Town that evolved into the modern University of Cape Town.
-
D.
Johannesburg Indian High School
Johannesburg Indian High School was a segregated secondary school in Johannesburg that educated many Indian South Africans, including anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada.
-
E.
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of the Witwatersrand is a leading South African public research university in Johannesburg, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant role in the country’s political and intellectual history.
- 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_69d6aa5bd7c08190a816e733b4045c23 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6fd3705788190bcbdef93b4c5f574 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 1:13 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d988a59d6c8190a0e170acfb3af6da |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d98aeb82988190a17b009c74279423 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d98c2aae048190b348e5614ff23f03 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:11 p.m.