Triple
T1753994
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | David M. Buss |
E38509
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Robert Trivers
Robert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his foundational theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and the evolution of social behavior.
|
E210506
|
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: Robert Trivers | Statement: [David M. Buss, influencedBy, Robert Trivers]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Trivers Context triple: [David M. Buss, influencedBy, Robert Trivers]
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A.
John Tooby
John Tooby is an American anthropologist and one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, known for his influential work on the evolutionary basis of the human mind and behavior.
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B.
William D. Hamilton
William D. Hamilton was a pioneering British evolutionary biologist best known for his work on kin selection and the genetic basis of social behavior.
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C.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
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D.
Martin Daly
Martin Daly is a prominent Canadian evolutionary psychologist known for his influential research on human conflict, violence, and family relationships from an evolutionary perspective.
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E.
George C. Williams
George C. Williams was an influential evolutionary biologist best known for his work on adaptation, natural selection, and the gene-centered view of evolution.
- 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: Robert Trivers Triple: [David M. Buss, influencedBy, Robert Trivers]
Generated description
Robert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his foundational theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and the evolution of social behavior.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Trivers Target entity description: Robert Trivers is an evolutionary biologist renowned for his foundational theories on reciprocal altruism, parental investment, and the evolution of social behavior.
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A.
John Tooby
John Tooby is an American anthropologist and one of the founders of evolutionary psychology, known for his influential work on the evolutionary basis of the human mind and behavior.
-
B.
William D. Hamilton
William D. Hamilton was a pioneering British evolutionary biologist best known for his work on kin selection and the genetic basis of social behavior.
-
C.
Jerome H. Barkow
Jerome H. Barkow is an evolutionary anthropologist and psychologist known for his work on evolutionary psychology and human nature, including co-editing the influential volume "The Adapted Mind."
-
D.
Martin Daly
Martin Daly is a prominent Canadian evolutionary psychologist known for his influential research on human conflict, violence, and family relationships from an evolutionary perspective.
-
E.
George C. Williams
George C. Williams was an influential evolutionary biologist best known for his work on adaptation, natural selection, and the gene-centered view of evolution.
- 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_69a8862bdb2081908aefe831c8aa8017 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa64169c508190a33074fb06e9c755 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:20 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69addf39b08881908d798b3eae51dbae |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69addfb3860481908ff4eebfa3d06fa7 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ade027072481909b707bbfc47da4de |
completed | March 8, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:31 p.m.