Triple
T12355543
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Paton |
E294601
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNotableBearer |
P458
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Alan Paton
Alan Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist best known for his novel "Cry, the Beloved Country."
|
E979892
|
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: Alan Paton | Statement: [Paton, hasNotableBearer, Alan Paton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Paton Context triple: [Paton, hasNotableBearer, Alan Paton]
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A.
Peter Abrahams
Peter Abrahams is an American crime and suspense novelist known for his psychological thrillers and the popular Chet and Bernie mystery series.
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B.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist renowned for her powerful works opposing apartheid and exploring complex social and moral issues.
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C.
Harold Vorster
Harold Vorster is a South African professional rugby union player known primarily for his role as a powerful centre in domestic and international competitions.
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D.
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, and filmmaker best known for her critically acclaimed novel "Nervous Conditions," a landmark work in African literature.
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E.
Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda is a prominent South African novelist, playwright, and academic known for his influential works exploring post-apartheid society and Xhosa cultural identity.
- 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: Alan Paton Triple: [Paton, hasNotableBearer, Alan Paton]
Generated description
Alan Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist best known for his novel "Cry, the Beloved Country."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Paton Target entity description: Alan Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist best known for his novel "Cry, the Beloved Country."
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A.
Peter Abrahams
Peter Abrahams is an American crime and suspense novelist known for his psychological thrillers and the popular Chet and Bernie mystery series.
-
B.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer was a South African writer and Nobel Prize–winning novelist renowned for her powerful works opposing apartheid and exploring complex social and moral issues.
-
C.
Harold Vorster
Harold Vorster is a South African professional rugby union player known primarily for his role as a powerful centre in domestic and international competitions.
-
D.
Tsitsi Dangarembga
Tsitsi Dangarembga is a Zimbabwean novelist, playwright, and filmmaker best known for her critically acclaimed novel "Nervous Conditions," a landmark work in African literature.
-
E.
Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda is a prominent South African novelist, playwright, and academic known for his influential works exploring post-apartheid society and Xhosa cultural identity.
- 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_69d6ab6ccbec8190b09e2d357aa80064 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d93f8bc60c8190b0ceb84093e70db4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 6:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f62ab4cdec8190849604ef2ec498ba |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:47 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f62be420308190bcb00d8b37b09ea2 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 4:52 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f63050f5d48190881688d12c4c1819 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 5:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:54 p.m.