Triple

T627883
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul R. Ehrlich E15858 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object "Extinction"
"Extinction" is a 1981 book by biologist Paul R. Ehrlich that examines the causes, consequences, and accelerating rates of species extinction driven largely by human activity.
E78713 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: "Extinction" | Statement: [Paul R. Ehrlich, notableWork, "Extinction"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Extinction"
Context triple: [Paul R. Ehrlich, notableWork, "Extinction"]
  • A. Death by Black Hole
    Death by Black Hole is a popular science book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores cosmic phenomena and the mysteries of the universe through engaging essays.
  • B. The Endangered Earth
    The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
  • C. Ad extirpanda
    Ad extirpanda is a 1252 papal bull that authorized and regulated the use of torture by the Inquisition in the persecution of heretics.
  • D. Doomsday
    "Doomsday" is a highly acclaimed 2006 Doctor Who television episode that concludes the battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks while marking the emotional farewell between the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
  • E. Inhuman Land
    Inhuman Land is a harrowing memoir by Polish writer Józef Czapski that chronicles the suffering and experiences of Polish deportees in the Soviet Union during World War II.
  • 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: "Extinction"
Triple: [Paul R. Ehrlich, notableWork, "Extinction"]
Generated description
"Extinction" is a 1981 book by biologist Paul R. Ehrlich that examines the causes, consequences, and accelerating rates of species extinction driven largely by human activity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Extinction"
Target entity description: "Extinction" is a 1981 book by biologist Paul R. Ehrlich that examines the causes, consequences, and accelerating rates of species extinction driven largely by human activity.
  • A. Death by Black Hole
    Death by Black Hole is a popular science book by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores cosmic phenomena and the mysteries of the universe through engaging essays.
  • B. The Endangered Earth
    The Endangered Earth is the collective representation of the planet’s environmental crisis, recognized by Time as a symbolic “Person of the Year” to highlight global ecological threats and the urgency of conservation.
  • C. Ad extirpanda
    Ad extirpanda is a 1252 papal bull that authorized and regulated the use of torture by the Inquisition in the persecution of heretics.
  • D. Doomsday
    "Doomsday" is a highly acclaimed 2006 Doctor Who television episode that concludes the battle between the Cybermen and the Daleks while marking the emotional farewell between the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.
  • E. Inhuman Land
    Inhuman Land is a harrowing memoir by Polish writer Józef Czapski that chronicles the suffering and experiences of Polish deportees in the Soviet Union during World War II.
  • 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_69a4935c131c8190a5378c6bf101e8cc completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e59e2688190b3c18b17c5db1e2b completed March 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a56938be6481909a8eba01f5d856c1 completed March 2, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a569ec60a08190ad2f84dc20635621 completed March 2, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a56a6d09cc8190959d8d2e7621041f completed March 2, 2026, 10:46 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.