Triple

T1406217
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael H. Hart E31697 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth E5035 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: Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth | Statement: [Michael H. Hart, notableWork, Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth
Context triple: [Michael H. Hart, notableWork, Explanation for the Absence of Extraterrestrials on Earth]
  • A. Fermi paradox chosen
    The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations existing in the universe and the lack of evidence or contact with them.
  • B. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race
    Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race is a satirical, faux-textbook-style overview of human civilization and culture, presented as if explaining humanity to alien visitors.
  • C. Rare Earth hypothesis
    The Rare Earth hypothesis argues that while simple life may be common in the universe, the combination of conditions needed for complex, intelligent life is so improbable that Earth-like civilizations are exceedingly rare.
  • D. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
    Earth vs. the Flying Saucers is a 1956 American science fiction film known for its iconic stop-motion alien spacecraft effects and classic Cold War-era invasion storyline.
  • E. A Message From Earth
    A Message From Earth is a digital time capsule containing messages and images from people around the world that was beamed into space toward the exoplanet Gliese 581c in 2008 as a form of interstellar communication.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3be10348190ade8a73780d2c008 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ace5770ea08190ac91b47a4ed5bf35 completed March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.