Triple
T7845491
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United Party (South Africa) |
E181912
|
entity |
| Predicate | foundedBy |
P104
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Nico van der Merwe
Nico van der Merwe is a South African political figure known for founding the United Party (South Africa).
|
E698561
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Nico van der Merwe | Statement: [United Party (South Africa), foundedBy, Nico van der Merwe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nico van der Merwe Context triple: [United Party (South Africa), foundedBy, Nico van der Merwe]
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A.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
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B.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
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C.
Chris Louw
Chris Louw is a South African journalist and writer best known for his provocative open letter "Boetman is die bliksem in" criticizing the apartheid-era Afrikaner establishment.
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D.
Marius Louw
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player known for his performances as a centre in top domestic and international club competitions.
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E.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Nico van der Merwe Triple: [United Party (South Africa), foundedBy, Nico van der Merwe]
Generated description
Nico van der Merwe is a South African political figure known for founding the United Party (South Africa).
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nico van der Merwe Target entity description: Nico van der Merwe is a South African political figure known for founding the United Party (South Africa).
-
A.
Darrell Roodt
Darrell Roodt is a South African film director known for socially conscious dramas that often explore apartheid and its legacy, including the acclaimed musical film "Sarafina!".
-
B.
Riaan Louw
Riaan Louw is a person notable enough to be recognized as a significant bearer of the surname Louw.
-
C.
Chris Louw
Chris Louw is a South African journalist and writer best known for his provocative open letter "Boetman is die bliksem in" criticizing the apartheid-era Afrikaner establishment.
-
D.
Marius Louw
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player known for his performances as a centre in top domestic and international club competitions.
-
E.
Schalk van der Merwe
Schalk van der Merwe was a South African professional tennis player active primarily in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ca8285d6488190a95d4c02d7354b53 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb163d92fc8190a4efcb08d6b3d404 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 12:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5af27c9c8190a3e6062d323acff1 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:26 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cb5def38e88190864d84abd7959aa3 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cb766e41fc8190a08f07d04774053a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:49 p.m.