Triple
T12273168
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Steve Biko |
E292520
|
entity |
| Predicate | detainedBy |
P6463
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Security Police |
E188601
|
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: South African Security Police | Statement: [Steve Biko, detainedBy, South African Security Police]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Security Police Context triple: [Steve Biko, detainedBy, South African Security Police]
-
A.
South African Police Service
chosen
The South African Police Service is the national law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and enforcing the law throughout South Africa.
-
B.
South African Intelligence Corps
The South African Intelligence Corps is a specialized branch of the South African Army responsible for military intelligence gathering, analysis, and support to operational planning.
-
C.
British South Africa Police
The British South Africa Police was the paramilitary police force of colonial Rhodesia, serving both as a national law enforcement agency and a key arm of the regime’s internal security and military operations.
-
D.
Zimbabwe Republic Police
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is the national law enforcement agency of Zimbabwe responsible for maintaining public order, preventing and investigating crime, and enforcing the country’s laws.
-
E.
South African Special Forces Brigade
The South African Special Forces Brigade is an elite special operations formation of the South African National Defence Force, specializing in high-risk missions such as reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, and unconventional warfare.
- 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_69d6ab6856488190b5d31178d5015f8e |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91cee7158819093fff74db6867896 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62a959e7c8190a005f20728cb71e0 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:52 p.m.