Triple
T5979478
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Operation Ranch Hand |
E133082
|
entity |
| Predicate | uses |
P98
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Agent Orange |
E24912
|
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: Agent Orange | Statement: [Operation Ranch Hand, uses, Agent Orange]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agent Orange Context triple: [Operation Ranch Hand, uses, Agent Orange]
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A.
Agent Orange
chosen
Agent Orange is a powerful herbicidal chemical mixture used by the U.S. military as a defoliant, notorious for causing severe health problems and environmental damage.
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B.
VX gas
VX gas is an extremely toxic, persistent nerve agent developed for chemical warfare, known for its rapid disruption of the nervous system even at very low exposure levels.
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C.
DDT
DDT is a synthetic insecticide once widely used for agricultural and disease-control purposes, now infamous for its environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, and harmful effects on wildlife and human health.
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D.
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Ranch Hand was a U.S. military herbicidal warfare program during the Vietnam War that conducted large-scale aerial spraying of chemical defoliants over rural areas of South Vietnam.
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E.
Southeast Asia (through Agent Orange deployment)
Southeast Asia (through Agent Orange deployment) refers to the region, particularly Vietnam and neighboring countries, that was heavily exposed to the toxic herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, resulting in long-term environmental damage and severe health consequences for local populations.
- 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_69c0086f45e8819098f73dd16d45ec9d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c04a40233081909c04f62ec0382bfd |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c10847cdec81908a4d2d19d8a53d1d |
completed | March 23, 2026, 9:30 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:04 p.m.