Triple
T3805613
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Meme Machine |
E92999
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Richard Dawkins |
E93005
|
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: Richard Dawkins | Statement: [The Meme Machine, influencedBy, Richard Dawkins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Dawkins Context triple: [The Meme Machine, influencedBy, Richard Dawkins]
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A.
Richard Dawkins
chosen
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and prominent science writer best known for popularizing gene-centered evolution and outspoken advocacy of atheism and secularism.
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B.
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould was a prominent American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and science essayist known for his work on punctuated equilibrium and for popularizing evolutionary theory.
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C.
Ian Darwin
Ian Darwin is a software developer and author best known for his contributions to Unix, Java, and open source programming resources.
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D.
Michael Shermer
Michael Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, and founder of *Skeptic* magazine, known for promoting scientific skepticism and critical thinking about paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
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E.
Mark Darwin
Mark Darwin is one of the two sons of British former teacher and convicted fraudster John Darwin, who became widely known due to his father's infamous "canoe man" disappearance and insurance scam.
- 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_69aed96a60088190ab1df8390fffc935 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aee7bd95e881908649ce512f7470b0 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 3:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4fb2d7be48190a041e59b706751a4 |
completed | March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.