Triple
T13766739
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fulatha Tshabalala |
E330765
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLastName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Tshabalala
Tshabalala is a common Southern African surname, particularly associated with Zulu- and Ndebele-speaking communities.
|
E1058629
|
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: Tshabalala | Statement: [Fulatha Tshabalala, hasLastName, Tshabalala]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tshabalala Context triple: [Fulatha Tshabalala, hasLastName, Tshabalala]
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A.
Winston Ntshona
Winston Ntshona was a South African actor and playwright renowned for his politically charged stage work and his collaborations with Athol Fugard and John Kani, including the Tony Award-winning play "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead."
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B.
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala was an American actor known for his roles in 1970s film and television, particularly in blaxploitation cinema and popular TV series.
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C.
Luke Malaba
Luke Malaba is a Zimbabwean jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe.
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D.
Radebe
Radebe is a South African surname associated with several prominent figures in business, politics, and sports.
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E.
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Radebe is a retired South African footballer best known as a long-serving defender and captain for Leeds United and the South African national team, Bafana Bafana.
- 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: Tshabalala Triple: [Fulatha Tshabalala, hasLastName, Tshabalala]
Generated description
Tshabalala is a common Southern African surname, particularly associated with Zulu- and Ndebele-speaking communities.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tshabalala Target entity description: Tshabalala is a common Southern African surname, particularly associated with Zulu- and Ndebele-speaking communities.
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A.
Winston Ntshona
Winston Ntshona was a South African actor and playwright renowned for his politically charged stage work and his collaborations with Athol Fugard and John Kani, including the Tony Award-winning play "Sizwe Banzi Is Dead."
-
B.
Thalmus Rasulala
Thalmus Rasulala was an American actor known for his roles in 1970s film and television, particularly in blaxploitation cinema and popular TV series.
-
C.
Luke Malaba
Luke Malaba is a Zimbabwean jurist who has served as the Chief Justice of Zimbabwe.
-
D.
Radebe
Radebe is a South African surname associated with several prominent figures in business, politics, and sports.
-
E.
Lucas Radebe
Lucas Radebe is a retired South African footballer best known as a long-serving defender and captain for Leeds United and the South African national team, Bafana Bafana.
- 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_69d81c583b0081909e408a17db517a21 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 9:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de0227f2c48190983ccc9395e4e7a2 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 9 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f7a864c0ac81909e5fcd134ea66414 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 7:56 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f7a94390988190bcaedcda0b691fbb |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f7a9fe250c8190b66062e7fcea8d86 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 8:03 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 10:10 p.m.