Triple
T15624035
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Liu Cixin |
E375633
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableIdea |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | dark forest hypothesis |
E161129
|
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: dark forest hypothesis | Statement: [Liu Cixin, notableIdea, dark forest hypothesis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: dark forest hypothesis Context triple: [Liu Cixin, notableIdea, dark forest hypothesis]
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A.
dark forest hypothesis
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
Spider Forest
Spider Forest is a dangerous, monster-infested jungle area in the Kurast region of the action role-playing game Diablo II.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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_69d85ccf2794819096cda4cbcb02d478 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04e9cfd94819091459aa17a002eaf |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff5f3f65dc8190ac94db1d4d53d77f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:14 a.m.