Triple
T15989298
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roelof Botha |
E387781
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Botha |
E387781
|
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: Botha | Statement: [Roelof Botha, familyName, Botha]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Botha Context triple: [Roelof Botha, familyName, Botha]
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A.
Blackburn Botha
The Blackburn Botha was a British World War II twin-engine reconnaissance and torpedo bomber aircraft that gained a reputation for poor performance and handling.
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B.
D. F. Malan
D. F. Malan was a South African prime minister and National Party leader best known for formally instituting and entrenching the apartheid system.
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C.
Roelof Botha
chosen
Roelof Botha is a South African-born venture capitalist and former PayPal executive, known for his influential role as a partner at Sequoia Capital backing major technology companies.
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D.
Max Hare
Max Hare is the speedy but overconfident rabbit character in Disney’s 1935 animated short "The Tortoise and the Hare," loosely based on Aesop’s fable.
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E.
Marais Viljoen
Marais Viljoen was a South African politician who served as the last ceremonial State President before the establishment of the executive presidency under P.W. Botha.
- 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_69d86daa562c81908aacc179c0fe8fb5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e157829ec08190aa4a683e29a0148a |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffcf1cb1388190b1ebccc6705e5974 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:54 a.m.