Triple

T4396164
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stephen Jay Gould E99492 entity
Predicate coDeveloperOfWith P6901 FINISHED
Object Niles Eldredge
Niles Eldredge is an American paleontologist best known for co-developing the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that species evolution is characterized by long periods of stability interrupted by brief episodes of rapid change.
E437454 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Niles Eldredge | Statement: [Stephen Jay Gould, coDeveloperOfWith, Niles Eldredge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niles Eldredge
Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, coDeveloperOfWith, Niles Eldredge]
  • A. George Gaylord Simpson
    George Gaylord Simpson was a prominent American paleontologist whose work on fossil mammals and evolutionary theory helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis.
  • 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.
  • C. Geoffrey Simpson
    Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
  • D. Timothy P. White
    Timothy P. White is an American academic leader and kinesiologist who served as chancellor of the California State University system and previously led the University of California, Riverside.
  • E. Ian Darwin
    Ian Darwin is a software developer and author best known for his contributions to Unix, Java, and open source programming resources.
  • 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: Niles Eldredge
Triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, coDeveloperOfWith, Niles Eldredge]
Generated description
Niles Eldredge is an American paleontologist best known for co-developing the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that species evolution is characterized by long periods of stability interrupted by brief episodes of rapid change.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Niles Eldredge
Target entity description: Niles Eldredge is an American paleontologist best known for co-developing the theory of punctuated equilibrium, which proposes that species evolution is characterized by long periods of stability interrupted by brief episodes of rapid change.
  • A. George Gaylord Simpson
    George Gaylord Simpson was a prominent American paleontologist whose work on fossil mammals and evolutionary theory helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis.
  • 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.
  • C. Geoffrey Simpson
    Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
  • D. Timothy P. White
    Timothy P. White is an American academic leader and kinesiologist who served as chancellor of the California State University system and previously led the University of California, Riverside.
  • E. Ian Darwin
    Ian Darwin is a software developer and author best known for his contributions to Unix, Java, and open source programming resources.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: coDeveloperOfWith
Context triple: [Stephen Jay Gould, coDeveloperOfWith, Niles Eldredge]
  • A. coDeveloperOf chosen
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly developed or collaborated in creating the same project, product, or work.
  • B. coCreator
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly created or produced something together.
  • C. alsoDevelopedIn
    Indicates that something was additionally developed in another context, location, or environment beyond the primary one already specified.
  • D. coFounderWith
    Indicates that two or more entities jointly founded the same organization or venture.
  • E. developedWith
    Indicates that something was created, built, or produced using a specified tool, technology, method, or collaborator.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69b345506b408190b0e3dee616738a7d completed March 12, 2026, 10:59 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b352ab928c81909f4406d5df3e081b completed March 12, 2026, 11:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5f5ec77d081909b07ebd004be136f completed March 14, 2026, 11:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5f6e03b68819093c2a7785782641e completed March 15, 2026, 12:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b5f7887cb08190bf498eefc3627bfa completed March 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69b34f597998819092477efdedb51427 completed March 12, 2026, 11:42 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:20 p.m.