Triple

T5794848
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Swartkrans E128483 entity
Predicate hasHomininTaxon P66564 FINISHED
Object Homo erectus
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, use of stone tools, and wide geographic range across Africa and Eurasia.
E175205 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: Homo erectus | Statement: [Swartkrans, hasHomininTaxon, Homo erectus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo erectus
Context triple: [Swartkrans, hasHomininTaxon, Homo erectus]
  • A. Pithecanthropus Erectus
    Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
  • B. Paranthropus robustus
    Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
  • C. Homo
    Homo is the biological genus that includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives, characterized by advanced cognitive abilities and the use of complex tools.
  • D. Australopithecus africanus
    Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
  • E. Neanderthals
    Neanderthals were an extinct species of archaic humans who lived across Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago and are known for their close genetic relationship and limited interbreeding with modern humans.
  • 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: Homo erectus
Triple: [Swartkrans, hasHomininTaxon, Homo erectus]
Generated description
Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, use of stone tools, and wide geographic range across Africa and Eurasia.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Homo erectus
Target entity description: Homo erectus is an extinct species of early human known for its upright posture, larger brain, use of stone tools, and wide geographic range across Africa and Eurasia.
  • A. Pithecanthropus Erectus
    Pithecanthropus Erectus is a landmark 1956 jazz album by bassist and composer Charles Mingus, noted for its innovative arrangements and early examples of avant-garde jazz.
  • B. Paranthropus robustus
    Paranthropus robustus is an extinct robust australopithecine hominin species from southern Africa, characterized by a heavy jaw, large teeth, and adaptations for powerful chewing.
  • C. Homo chosen
    Homo is the biological genus that includes modern humans and their closest extinct relatives, characterized by advanced cognitive abilities and the use of complex tools.
  • D. Australopithecus africanus
    Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
  • E. Neanderthals
    Neanderthals were an extinct species of archaic humans who lived across Eurasia until about 40,000 years ago and are known for their close genetic relationship and limited interbreeding with modern humans.
  • F. None of above.

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_69c00845ca68819081a2ce3ecca577f7 completed March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c03360749481908d42fde7a74a754f completed March 22, 2026, 6:22 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0a178ccf481909beddf56b66a588d completed March 23, 2026, 2:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c0a2463cb08190aa5976ebd62c30d6 completed March 23, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0a2afcef88190a77c8089a1b85393 completed March 23, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:51 p.m.