Triple
T7788692
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner |
E187315
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | High Commissioner for Southern Africa |
E42596
|
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: High Commissioner for Southern Africa | Statement: [Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Commissioner for Southern Africa Context triple: [Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, positionHeld, High Commissioner for Southern Africa]
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A.
High Commissioner for Southern Africa
chosen
The High Commissioner for Southern Africa was a senior British colonial official responsible for overseeing and coordinating imperial administration and policy across territories in the southern African region.
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B.
UN Commissioner for Namibia
The UN Commissioner for Namibia was a United Nations post created to oversee and advocate for Namibia’s transition from South African rule to independence.
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C.
Commissioner of the African Union
The Commissioner of the African Union is a senior official within the African Union Commission responsible for leading and coordinating policy, programs, and initiatives across a specific thematic portfolio at the continental level.
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D.
Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity
The Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity was the chief administrative officer and leading diplomatic representative of the OAU, responsible for coordinating the policies and activities of the pan-African intergovernmental organization that preceded the African Union.
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E.
Executive Secretary of SADC
The Executive Secretary of SADC is the chief executive officer of the Southern African Development Community, responsible for overseeing its day-to-day operations and implementing regional policies and programs.
- 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_69ca82af2d2c8190963861f5e0b8bf21 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cae7e8a0d08190b6d4ca560681eb35 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 9:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69caf61f77808190a5a1814fe1cb7ae1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:25 p.m.