Triple

T21502988
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kevin Pietersen E530525 entity
Predicate placeOfBirth P1 FINISHED
Object Pietermaritzburg, South Africa NE NERFINISHED

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: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | Statement: [Kevin Pietersen, placeOfBirth, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Context triple: [Kevin Pietersen, placeOfBirth, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa]
  • A. Pietermaritzburg chosen
    Pietermaritzburg is a major city in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, historically significant as a colonial administrative center and now known for its Victorian architecture and role as a regional economic and educational hub.
  • B. Grahamstown
    Grahamstown is a historic university town in South Africa, renowned for its colonial-era architecture and the annual National Arts Festival.
  • C. Pretoria, South Africa
    Pretoria, South Africa is one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the administrative capital and a major center for government, education, and culture.
  • D. Witbank
    Witbank is a South African coal-mining city in Mpumalanga province, now officially known as Emalahleni.
  • E. Illovo, Johannesburg
    Illovo, Johannesburg is an upmarket suburb in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, known for its mix of residential, commercial, and leisure spaces, including prominent sports and entertainment venues.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 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_69e0c45c81f08190a6b8bbb70a45aae7 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e9ea5deb388190a89a1f94285b7e55 completed April 23, 2026, 9:46 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:24 p.m.