Triple
T4156658
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sahara with Michael Palin |
E91429
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCompanionBook |
P2758
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Sahara |
E10378
|
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: Sahara | Statement: [Sahara with Michael Palin, hasCompanionBook, Sahara]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sahara Context triple: [Sahara with Michael Palin, hasCompanionBook, Sahara]
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A.
Sahara Desert
chosen
The Sahara Desert is the world’s largest hot desert, spanning much of North Africa with vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme arid conditions.
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B.
Libyan Desert
The Libyan Desert is a harsh, arid expanse in the eastern Sahara, spanning parts of Libya and neighboring countries and characterized by vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme climatic conditions.
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C.
Arabian Desert
The Arabian Desert is a vast arid region spanning much of the Arabian Peninsula, known for its extreme climate, expansive sand dunes, and significant oil-rich subsoil.
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D.
Nubian Desert
The Nubian Desert is a hyper-arid region of the eastern Sahara in northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, characterized by rocky plateaus, sand dunes, and sparse vegetation along the Nile.
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E.
Central Sahara
The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.
- 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_69aed9626ebc8190a39de631788bea3e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69af028fc11c819093fb2f616b97a694 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b5e4d8f9008190863a10e6d3fb0159 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 10:44 p.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:44 p.m.