Triple

T2026741
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pannotia E44423 entity
Predicate continentIncludedRegion P17379 FINISHED
Object proto-Africa
Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
E226605 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: proto-Africa | Statement: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: proto-Africa
Context triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
  • A. Proto-Bantu
    Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
  • B. Proto-Barito
    Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
  • C. Nilo-Saharan languages
    Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
  • D. Aslian languages
    Aslian languages are a subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of southern Thailand.
  • E. Classis Africana
    Classis Africana was a Roman imperial fleet responsible for protecting sea routes and transporting grain and troops between North Africa and Italy.
  • 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: proto-Africa
Triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
Generated description
Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: proto-Africa
Target entity description: Proto-Africa was an ancient continental landmass that formed a major part of the Neoproterozoic supercontinent Pannotia and a precursor to the modern African continent.
  • A. Proto-Bantu
    Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.
  • B. Proto-Barito
    Proto-Barito is the reconstructed ancestral language from which the Barito subgroup of Austronesian languages is derived.
  • C. Nilo-Saharan languages
    Nilo-Saharan languages are a proposed large and diverse family of African languages spoken mainly along the Nile Valley and across parts of central and eastern Africa.
  • D. Aslian languages
    Aslian languages are a subgroup of the Austroasiatic language family spoken primarily by indigenous Orang Asli communities in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of southern Thailand.
  • E. Classis Africana
    Classis Africana was a Roman imperial fleet responsible for protecting sea routes and transporting grain and troops between North Africa and Italy.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: continentIncludedRegion
Context triple: [Pannotia, continentIncludedRegion, proto-Africa]
  • A. continentOfUse
    Indicates the continent where something is primarily used or in effect.
  • B. countryRegion
    Indicates that a country is located within, or belongs to, a specific geographic or administrative region.
  • C. countryOrRegion
    Indicates that one entity is a country or geographic region associated with another entity (such as its location, jurisdiction, or area of relevance).
  • D. continentalPortion chosen
    Indicates that one entity represents the part or portion of a continent to which the other entity belongs or is associated.
  • E. continentInvolved
    Indicates that a particular continent participates in, is affected by, or plays a role in a specified event, process, or relationship.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a889144f2481909932f0746a93023d completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb91055d88190a980e7b42e5895d4 completed March 7, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae0afc9e3c8190a045ef1c987c4141 completed March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae0d524a048190ac290b0a9939d2bf completed March 8, 2026, 11:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae0dbf06008190b595de89f17c0104 completed March 9, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abb7a656248190ac2ced196b35bc6b completed March 7, 2026, 5:29 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.