Triple
T22480211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kgalema Motlanthe |
E555742
|
entity |
| Predicate | placeOfBirth |
P1
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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|
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: Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa | Statement: [Kgalema Motlanthe, placeOfBirth, Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa Context triple: [Kgalema Motlanthe, placeOfBirth, Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa]
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A.
Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa
chosen
Alexandra, Johannesburg, South Africa is a densely populated township in northern Johannesburg known for its significant role in the country’s anti-apartheid history and vibrant urban culture.
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B.
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa is an affluent commercial and financial district often regarded as the country’s primary business hub and home to many major corporations and financial institutions.
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C.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa is the country’s largest city and economic hub, known for its role in the gold mining industry and as a major urban center in Gauteng province.
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D.
Arcadia, Pretoria
Arcadia, Pretoria is a historic inner-city suburb of South Africa’s administrative capital, known for its diplomatic missions, cultural institutions, and proximity to key government landmarks.
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E.
Germiston, South Africa
Germiston, South Africa is an industrial city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, historically known for its gold mining and manufacturing sectors.
- 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_69e11e53897c819088863779f8c50bb0 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15c3836a08190b6f0d88b94cb80a3 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:17 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.