Triple
T15195160
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ali Farka Touré |
E363120
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali
Kanau, near Niafunké in Mali, is a small village best known as the birthplace of the influential Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré.
|
E1143158
|
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: Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali | Statement: [Ali Farka Touré, placeOfBirth, Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali Context triple: [Ali Farka Touré, placeOfBirth, Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali]
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A.
Yatenga area
The Yatenga area is a historical region in northern Burkina Faso, traditionally associated with the Mossi kingdom of Yatenga and its Mooré-speaking population.
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B.
Kayes, Mali
Kayes, Mali is a major city in western Mali known as an important regional transport hub and one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth.
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C.
Meliandou, Guinea
Meliandou, Guinea is a small village in southeastern Guinea widely recognized as the origin point of the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak.
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D.
Kankan Region (Guinea)
Kankan Region is an administrative region in eastern Guinea known for its large area, agricultural economy, and position near the borders with neighboring West African countries.
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E.
eastern Mali
Eastern Mali is a sparsely populated Sahelian region of Mali that includes the historic trading city of Gao along the Niger River and is known for its desert landscapes and security challenges.
- 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: Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali Triple: [Ali Farka Touré, placeOfBirth, Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali]
Generated description
Kanau, near Niafunké in Mali, is a small village best known as the birthplace of the influential Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kanau, near Niafunké, Mali Target entity description: Kanau, near Niafunké in Mali, is a small village best known as the birthplace of the influential Malian guitarist and singer Ali Farka Touré.
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A.
Yatenga area
The Yatenga area is a historical region in northern Burkina Faso, traditionally associated with the Mossi kingdom of Yatenga and its Mooré-speaking population.
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B.
Kayes, Mali
Kayes, Mali is a major city in western Mali known as an important regional transport hub and one of the hottest inhabited places on Earth.
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C.
Meliandou, Guinea
Meliandou, Guinea is a small village in southeastern Guinea widely recognized as the origin point of the 2014–2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak.
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D.
Kankan Region (Guinea)
Kankan Region is an administrative region in eastern Guinea known for its large area, agricultural economy, and position near the borders with neighboring West African countries.
-
E.
eastern Mali
Eastern Mali is a sparsely populated Sahelian region of Mali that includes the historic trading city of Gao along the Niger River and is known for its desert landscapes and security challenges.
- 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_69d85a09a39c81908759f23268e2d408 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e0067eb710819085211fd05d5fa5f0 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 9:43 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fed3324fdc8190b31d4d2fcaffc57a |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69fed44b2e3c8190aad111e2bc2b56a2 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69fed547192c8190b89755fff48ca620 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:10 a.m.