Triple
T8138823
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smuts government |
E190037
|
entity |
| Predicate | governorGeneral |
P6465
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Patrick Duncan |
E677036
|
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: Patrick Duncan | Statement: [Smuts government, governorGeneral, Patrick Duncan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Duncan Context triple: [Smuts government, governorGeneral, Patrick Duncan]
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A.
Patrick Duncan
chosen
Patrick Duncan was a prominent South African politician and anti-apartheid activist who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa.
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B.
Adam Duncan
Adam Duncan was an 18th-century British admiral best known for his decisive naval victory over the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797.
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C.
Robert Crawford
Robert Crawford is a common personal name shared by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts.
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D.
Eric Drummond
Eric Drummond was a British diplomat best known for serving as the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, helping to shape the early framework of modern international diplomacy.
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E.
Ian Buchanan
Ian Buchanan is a Scottish television and film actor known for roles in series like "Twin Peaks" and "General Hospital" as well as various feature films.
- 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_69ca82bd9900819099477cdc2eb4244f |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb4403cd348190a66ca9ee70d750fb |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:48 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc94a3fb348190ab8895a7344f964e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:35 p.m.