Triple
T12669543
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Hugh Masekela |
E302638
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Witbank, South Africa |
E690178
|
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: Witbank, South Africa | Statement: [Hugh Masekela, placeOfBirth, Witbank, South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Witbank, South Africa Context triple: [Hugh Masekela, placeOfBirth, Witbank, South Africa]
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A.
Witbank
chosen
Witbank is a South African coal-mining city in Mpumalanga province, now officially known as Emalahleni.
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B.
Illovo, Johannesburg
Illovo, Johannesburg is an upmarket suburb in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its mix of residential, commercial, and leisure spaces, including prominent sports and entertainment venues.
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C.
Pretoria, South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
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D.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
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E.
Rustenburg
Rustenburg is a city in South Africa’s North West Province known for its mining industry and as one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
- 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_69d7bded71a88190bb76e2413af9ea66 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d96183a6048190b2ef219eb9d20aa4 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6688e101481909bc3b9e13ed84632 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:11 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:20 p.m.