Triple
T7662950
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mamphela Ramphele |
E173551
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town |
E83517
|
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: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town | Statement: [Mamphela Ramphele, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town Context triple: [Mamphela Ramphele, positionHeld, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town]
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A.
Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape
The Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape is the ceremonial head of this South African public university, a role once notably held by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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B.
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of South Africa
The Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of South Africa is the government official responsible for overseeing the country’s post-school education system, scientific research agenda, and innovation policy.
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C.
Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University
The Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and overall performance.
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D.
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex is the institution’s chief executive and academic leader, responsible for its strategic direction, management, and day-to-day operations.
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E.
Vice-Chancellor
chosen
The Vice-Chancellor is the chief executive and academic leader of a university, responsible for its overall strategic direction, management, and representation.
- 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_69c69955517c819085bc715b96d304d2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 2:51 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c701a74a2c81909f78ab2de7ce807c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c89b1aaef081908d1d181ea7c28c2f |
completed | March 29, 2026, 3:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:59 p.m.