Triple

T7026417
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Maynard Smith E162957 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Major Transitions in Evolution
The Major Transitions in Evolution is an influential 1995 book by John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry that analyzes how key evolutionary shifts—such as the origins of chromosomes, sex, multicellularity, and social groups—transformed the organization of life.
E636053 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: The Major Transitions in Evolution | Statement: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, The Major Transitions in Evolution]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Major Transitions in Evolution
Context triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, The Major Transitions in Evolution]
  • A. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
  • B. The Major Features of Evolution
    The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • C. The Meaning of Evolution
    The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
  • D. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • E. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
    Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
  • 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: The Major Transitions in Evolution
Triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, The Major Transitions in Evolution]
Generated description
The Major Transitions in Evolution is an influential 1995 book by John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry that analyzes how key evolutionary shifts—such as the origins of chromosomes, sex, multicellularity, and social groups—transformed the organization of life.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Major Transitions in Evolution
Target entity description: The Major Transitions in Evolution is an influential 1995 book by John Maynard Smith and Eörs Szathmáry that analyzes how key evolutionary shifts—such as the origins of chromosomes, sex, multicellularity, and social groups—transformed the organization of life.
  • A. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
  • B. The Major Features of Evolution
    The Major Features of Evolution is a foundational work in evolutionary biology that helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • C. The Meaning of Evolution
    The Meaning of Evolution is a landmark 1949 book by paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson that helped synthesize evolutionary theory with the fossil record and popularize modern evolutionary biology.
  • D. The Causes of Evolution
    The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
  • E. Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
    Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
  • 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_69c6885b26248190a857541e3d10e299 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e1fd6ab48190865271e16e8ff669 completed March 27, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c77588285481909799a2bb76921b9a completed March 28, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c777902cbc8190b24ee5e441c5607e completed March 28, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c77807d33c8190bb3e236829f06071 completed March 28, 2026, 6:41 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:35 p.m.