Triple

T1406112
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Rare Earth hypothesis E31695 entity
Predicate proposedBy P32 FINISHED
Object Peter Ward
Peter Ward is an American paleontologist and astrobiologist known for co-developing the Rare Earth hypothesis, which argues that complex life is uncommon in the universe.
 E185998 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: Peter Ward | Statement: [Rare Earth hypothesis, proposedBy, Peter Ward]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Peter Ward
Context triple: [Rare Earth hypothesis, proposedBy, Peter Ward]
  • A. Peter Harvey
    Peter Harvey is a set designer known for his work on the production "Diamonds."
  • B. Nicholas Sagan
    Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
  • C. Colin Prockter
    Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
  • D. John Clive Ward
    John Clive Ward was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, including the formulation of the Ward–Takahashi identity.
  • E. Peter Godfrey
    Peter Godfrey was a British-born actor and director known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television, particularly in Hollywood.
  • 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: Peter Ward
Triple: [Rare Earth hypothesis, proposedBy, Peter Ward]
Generated description
Peter Ward is an American paleontologist and astrobiologist known for co-developing the Rare Earth hypothesis, which argues that complex life is uncommon in the universe.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Peter Ward
Target entity description: Peter Ward is an American paleontologist and astrobiologist known for co-developing the Rare Earth hypothesis, which argues that complex life is uncommon in the universe.
  • A. Peter Harvey
    Peter Harvey is a set designer known for his work on the production "Diamonds."
  • B. Nicholas Sagan
    Nicholas Sagan is the son of science communicator Ann Druyan and famed astronomer Carl Sagan.
  • C. Colin Prockter
    Colin Prockter is a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, including an appearance in the crime comedy film "The Gentlemen."
  • D. John Clive Ward
    John Clive Ward was a British theoretical physicist known for his contributions to quantum electrodynamics, including the formulation of the Ward–Takahashi identity.
  • E. Peter Godfrey
    Peter Godfrey was a British-born actor and director known for his work in mid-20th-century film and television, particularly in Hollywood.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3bc55a08190a4dfe13a5378aff3 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad608253cc81909e1985f6dc5e41a4 completed March 8, 2026, 11:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad61ae3c948190b1871e877e856a65 completed March 8, 2026, 11:46 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad622acf5881908add72069bd2f060 completed March 8, 2026, 11:48 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.