Triple
T1240042
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | al-Qaeda |
E26636
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasBranch |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
al-Shabaab
al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamist militant group known for insurgent attacks and terrorism in East Africa.
|
E150558
|
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: al-Shabaab | Statement: [al-Qaeda, hasBranch, al-Shabaab]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Shabaab Context triple: [al-Qaeda, hasBranch, al-Shabaab]
-
A.
Ansar Dine
Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
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B.
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a Yemen- and Saudi Arabia-based jihadist militant organization considered one of the most active and dangerous regional branches of the global al-Qaeda network.
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C.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
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D.
al-Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq was a Sunni Islamist militant organization that emerged after the 2003 U.S. invasion, becoming one of the most violent insurgent groups in the country and a precursor to the Islamic State (ISIS).
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E.
Jabhat al-Nusra
Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
- 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: al-Shabaab Triple: [al-Qaeda, hasBranch, al-Shabaab]
Generated description
al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamist militant group known for insurgent attacks and terrorism in East Africa.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: al-Shabaab Target entity description: al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamist militant group known for insurgent attacks and terrorism in East Africa.
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A.
Ansar Dine
Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
-
B.
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a Yemen- and Saudi Arabia-based jihadist militant organization considered one of the most active and dangerous regional branches of the global al-Qaeda network.
-
C.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
-
D.
al-Qaeda in Iraq
Al-Qaeda in Iraq was a Sunni Islamist militant organization that emerged after the 2003 U.S. invasion, becoming one of the most violent insurgent groups in the country and a precursor to the Islamic State (ISIS).
-
E.
Jabhat al-Nusra
Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
- 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_69a4948689d08190b3a4a3f388c02148 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf41c5d08190b07adbdb24d35a76 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:35 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69acbadec0808190a3b43e757e1ddeae |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:55 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69acbb5ee684819083f5309dc9771c3a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:57 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69acbbfee7e88190b216beef1c862f64 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.