Triple
T1406174
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Berserker hypothesis |
E31696
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
dark forest hypothesis
The dark forest hypothesis is a speculative explanation for the Fermi paradox that portrays the universe as a dangerous place where civilizations remain silent and hidden to avoid being detected and destroyed by potentially hostile others.
|
E161129
|
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: dark forest hypothesis | Statement: [Berserker hypothesis, relatedTo, dark forest hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dark forest hypothesis Context triple: [Berserker hypothesis, relatedTo, dark forest hypothesis]
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A.
Berserker hypothesis
The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
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B.
Eyes That See in the Dark
Eyes That See in the Dark is a 1983 country-pop album by Kenny Rogers, best known for featuring the hit single "Islands in the Stream" written by the Bee Gees.
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C.
Seeing in the Dark
"Seeing in the Dark" is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the history, culture, and personal experience of amateur astronomy and stargazing.
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D.
the Dark
The Dark was a sobriquet for the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, reflecting his notoriously obscure and enigmatic style of thought and writing.
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E.
Great Filter
The Great Filter is a proposed explanation for the Fermi paradox suggesting that one or more extremely improbable steps in the evolution of life or civilizations drastically limit the number of advanced, spacefaring societies in the universe.
- 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: dark forest hypothesis Triple: [Berserker hypothesis, relatedTo, dark forest hypothesis]
Generated description
The dark forest hypothesis is a speculative explanation for the Fermi paradox that portrays the universe as a dangerous place where civilizations remain silent and hidden to avoid being detected and destroyed by potentially hostile others.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dark forest hypothesis Target entity description: The dark forest hypothesis is a speculative explanation for the Fermi paradox that portrays the universe as a dangerous place where civilizations remain silent and hidden to avoid being detected and destroyed by potentially hostile others.
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A.
Berserker hypothesis
The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
-
B.
Eyes That See in the Dark
Eyes That See in the Dark is a 1983 country-pop album by Kenny Rogers, best known for featuring the hit single "Islands in the Stream" written by the Bee Gees.
-
C.
Seeing in the Dark
"Seeing in the Dark" is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the history, culture, and personal experience of amateur astronomy and stargazing.
-
D.
the Dark
The Dark was a sobriquet for the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, reflecting his notoriously obscure and enigmatic style of thought and writing.
-
E.
Great Filter
The Great Filter is a proposed explanation for the Fermi paradox suggesting that one or more extremely improbable steps in the evolution of life or civilizations drastically limit the number of advanced, spacefaring societies in the universe.
- 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_69ace5770ea08190ac91b47a4ed5bf35 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace62a94e88190883d25cdb748e8c1 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace68ab3788190bc3b55dd9a0fe267 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:01 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.