Triple

T17262261
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak E419035 entity
Predicate location P40 FINISHED
Object Kikwit
Kikwit is a city in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo known internationally as the site of a major Ebola virus outbreak in 1995.
E1258414 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: Kikwit | Statement: [1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak, location, Kikwit]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kikwit
Context triple: [1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak, location, Kikwit]
  • A. Goma
    Goma is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, known as a gateway to Virunga National Park and for its proximity to the active Nyiragongo volcano.
  • B. Kisangani
    Kisangani is a major city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a key inland port and commercial center in the central African rainforest region.
  • C. GOMA
    GOMA is a contemporary art museum known for showcasing modern and experimental artworks, often associated with major cultural institutions in cities like Brisbane and Glasgow.
  • D. Butembo
    Butembo is a major commercial city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a trading hub and economic center in North Kivu.
  • E. Bunia
    Bunia is a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that has been a focal point of regional conflict and international peacekeeping efforts.
  • 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: Kikwit
Triple: [1995 Kikwit Ebola outbreak, location, Kikwit]
Generated description
Kikwit is a city in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo known internationally as the site of a major Ebola virus outbreak in 1995.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kikwit
Target entity description: Kikwit is a city in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo known internationally as the site of a major Ebola virus outbreak in 1995.
  • A. Goma
    Goma is a city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on the northern shore of Lake Kivu, known as a gateway to Virunga National Park and for its proximity to the active Nyiragongo volcano.
  • B. Kisangani
    Kisangani is a major city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a key inland port and commercial center in the central African rainforest region.
  • C. GOMA
    GOMA is a contemporary art museum known for showcasing modern and experimental artworks, often associated with major cultural institutions in cities like Brisbane and Glasgow.
  • D. Butembo
    Butembo is a major commercial city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as a trading hub and economic center in North Kivu.
  • E. Bunia
    Bunia is a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that has been a focal point of regional conflict and international peacekeeping efforts.
  • 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_69d886d9ab108190b70edd8d17aa1204 completed April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e42e717a348190ae6835fb08f38125 completed April 19, 2026, 1:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0171041f2c81909bf52025d68912fc completed May 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0171c1b5fc81908455cda0df277ea9 completed May 11, 2026, 6:05 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a01724c4e34819099168d7303a31498 completed May 11, 2026, 6:08 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.