Triple
T8913204
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Selfish Gene |
E212234
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Richard Dawkins |
E93005
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Richard Dawkins | Statement: [The Selfish Gene, author, Richard Dawkins]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Dawkins Context triple: [The Selfish Gene, author, Richard Dawkins]
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A.
Richard Dawkins
chosen
Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist and prominent science writer best known for popularizing gene-centered evolution and outspoken advocacy of atheism and secularism.
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B.
Jerry Coyne
Jerry Coyne is an American evolutionary biologist and outspoken critic of religion, best known for his work on speciation and his popular science book "Why Evolution Is True."
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C.
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.
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D.
Ian Darwin
Ian Darwin is a software developer and author best known for his contributions to Unix, Java, and open source programming resources.
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E.
Robert Wright
Robert Wright was an American musical theatre lyricist and composer best known for his long collaboration with George Forrest on adaptations of classical music for Broadway and film.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca8393b1808190bd4336787ffa2c40 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc65276b788190ab76372d0d871fef |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cfba3c92c481909589e6a3c9469136 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 1:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:56 p.m.