Triple

T56163
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction E1110 entity
Predicate notableWinningWork P1448 FINISHED
Object Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
E4036 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: Guns, Germs, and Steel | Statement: [Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, notableWinningWork, Guns, Germs, and Steel]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guns, Germs, and Steel
Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, notableWinningWork, Guns, Germs, and Steel]
  • A. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
    Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
  • B. The Dragons of Eden
    The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
  • C. The City That Works
    "The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
  • D. Hegemony or Survival
    Hegemony or Survival is a political analysis book by Noam Chomsky that critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues that American pursuit of global dominance threatens both democracy and human survival.
  • E. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • 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: Guns, Germs, and Steel
Triple: [Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, notableWinningWork, Guns, Germs, and Steel]
Generated description
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Guns, Germs, and Steel
Target entity description: Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
  • A. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
    Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
  • B. The Dragons of Eden
    The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
  • C. The City That Works
    "The City That Works" is a civic motto highlighting Portland, Oregon’s reputation for effective local governance, urban planning, and livability.
  • D. Hegemony or Survival
    Hegemony or Survival is a political analysis book by Noam Chomsky that critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues that American pursuit of global dominance threatens both democracy and human survival.
  • E. Mens et Manus
    Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: notableWinningWork
Context triple: [Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, notableWinningWork, Guns, Germs, and Steel]
  • A. notableWork
    Indicates that one entity is a significant or well-known work (such as a book, artwork, or creation) produced by another entity.
  • B. notableFor
    Indicates that an entity is especially recognized or distinguished for a particular quality, achievement, characteristic, or role.
  • C. notableContribution
    Indicates that an entity has made a significant, recognized contribution to another entity, field, work, or endeavor.
  • D. notableOutcome
    Indicates that an action, event, or entity leads to or is associated with a significant, noteworthy result or consequence.
  • E. notableProduct chosen
    Indicates that a product is especially significant, prominent, or well-known in relation to the associated entity.
  • 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_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24b915c9881908c798f4dacb39f1d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a24e67187c8190950aec5d9f8ecc60 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:09 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a24f001c588190b7eec6eec4fb5fd9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a24fccea748190bf167f0d3a6b3f81 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24ac6799c8190b508933acc0a4c7d completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.