Triple
T11397815
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Raymond Boyd |
E270024
|
entity |
| Predicate | continentOfResearchFocus |
P8233
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Africa |
E1402
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Africa | Statement: [Raymond Boyd, continentOfResearchFocus, Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Africa Context triple: [Raymond Boyd, continentOfResearchFocus, Africa]
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A.
Africa
chosen
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second-most populous continent, known for its vast cultural diversity, rich natural resources, and significant historical and ecological importance.
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B.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the geographically expansive and culturally diverse region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing dozens of countries with rapidly growing populations and economies.
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C.
All Africa
All Africa is a movement from Max Roach’s landmark civil rights-era jazz work "We Insist! Freedom Now Suite," known for its powerful evocation of African rhythms and anti-colonial struggle.
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D.
Afrika
Afrika is a surname most notably borne by South African rugby sevens star Cecil Afrika.
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E.
West Africa
West Africa is a region on the western coast of the African continent, historically significant for its role in trans-Saharan and Atlantic trade, diverse cultures and languages, and complex precolonial and colonial histories.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: continentOfResearchFocus Context triple: [Raymond Boyd, continentOfResearchFocus, Africa]
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A.
countryOfResearch
Indicates the country where the research activity was primarily conducted or based.
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B.
regionOfStudy
Indicates the academic or research area that is the focus of someone’s study or investigation.
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C.
regionOfAcademicFocus
Indicates the academic subject area or discipline that an entity (such as a person or program) primarily concentrates on or specializes in.
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D.
continentOfActivity
chosen
Indicates the continent on which an entity primarily operates, is active, or conducts its main activities.
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E.
continentOfResidence
Indicates the continent on which a given entity currently resides or is based.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69d6aacdbc6c8190af6dc3d5f5d22836 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d80019d3d48190a2f473deb6eae33a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e58c3c9a7081908002d726ec9e7715 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 2:15 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d7e70b228c8190b87f5101fd683788 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 5:51 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:34 p.m.