Triple
T13294003
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zwelinzima Vavi |
E316631
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Vavi
Vavi is the surname of Zwelinzima Vavi, a prominent South African trade union leader and former general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
|
E1032767
|
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: Vavi | Statement: [Zwelinzima Vavi, familyName, Vavi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vavi Context triple: [Zwelinzima Vavi, familyName, Vavi]
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A.
Blaise Siwula
Blaise Siwula is an American free jazz saxophonist and improviser known for his work in New York City's avant-garde music scene.
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B.
Patrick Chamusso
Patrick Chamusso is a South African oil refinery worker who becomes a reluctant anti-apartheid freedom fighter, as portrayed in the political thriller film "Catch a Fire."
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C.
Balanta Kentohe
Balanta Kentohe refers to a subgroup or variant designation of the Balanta people, an ethnic group primarily found in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
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D.
Slimane Dazi
Slimane Dazi is a French actor known for his character roles in independent and art-house films.
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E.
Yves N’Djock
Yves N’Djock is a musician best known for his work as a member of the American new wave band Tom Tom Club.
- 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: Vavi Triple: [Zwelinzima Vavi, familyName, Vavi]
Generated description
Vavi is the surname of Zwelinzima Vavi, a prominent South African trade union leader and former general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vavi Target entity description: Vavi is the surname of Zwelinzima Vavi, a prominent South African trade union leader and former general secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU).
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A.
Blaise Siwula
Blaise Siwula is an American free jazz saxophonist and improviser known for his work in New York City's avant-garde music scene.
-
B.
Patrick Chamusso
Patrick Chamusso is a South African oil refinery worker who becomes a reluctant anti-apartheid freedom fighter, as portrayed in the political thriller film "Catch a Fire."
-
C.
Balanta Kentohe
Balanta Kentohe refers to a subgroup or variant designation of the Balanta people, an ethnic group primarily found in Guinea-Bissau and neighboring West African countries.
-
D.
Slimane Dazi
Slimane Dazi is a French actor known for his character roles in independent and art-house films.
-
E.
Yves N’Djock
Yves N’Djock is a musician best known for his work as a member of the American new wave band Tom Tom Club.
- 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_69d806b349908190a9a61dd9323bf153 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99078bcf0819083195fb556bcacb2 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 12:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f716d8ee2081908428339216c43b47 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:35 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f717b7b6dc8190ab323c1926dd9adb |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:39 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f718705a44819084b97d35a10ee50d |
completed | May 3, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:28 p.m.