Triple
T12211928
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area |
E290983
|
entity |
| Predicate | contains |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Soweto |
E31807
|
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: Soweto | Statement: [Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, contains, Soweto]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soweto Context triple: [Greater Johannesburg metropolitan area, contains, Soweto]
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A.
Soweto
chosen
Soweto is a historically significant township in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its central role in the struggle against apartheid and its rich urban culture.
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B.
Sophiatown
Sophiatown was a vibrant, historically significant multiracial suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its rich cultural and political life before its destruction under apartheid-era forced removals.
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C.
Hillbrow
Hillbrow is a densely populated inner-city residential neighborhood in Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its high-rise buildings, vibrant street life, and history of social and economic challenges.
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D.
Rivonia
Rivonia is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its role in the anti-apartheid struggle and as the site of the historic Rivonia Trial arrests.
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E.
Gladysvale
Gladysvale is a fossil-bearing cave site in South Africa known for its important hominin and animal fossil discoveries within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area.
- 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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91c915f548190b34a743f0a3bb51a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f60a9f45108190a814cdca52e77b5e |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.