Triple

T1406279
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robin Hanson E31698 entity
Predicate coAuthor P398 FINISHED
Object Kevin Simler
Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer best known for co-authoring the book "The Elephant in the Brain," which explores the hidden motives behind human behavior.
E164052 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: Kevin Simler | Statement: [Robin Hanson, coAuthor, Kevin Simler]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Simler
Context triple: [Robin Hanson, coAuthor, Kevin Simler]
  • A. Richard Appel
    Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
  • B. Eric D. Schneider
    Eric D. Schneider was a scientist and author known for his work on thermodynamics and complex systems, particularly in collaboration with Dorion Sagan.
  • C. Richard Selley
    Richard Selley is a British geologist and petroleum sedimentologist known for his influential work on sedimentary basins and hydrocarbon exploration.
  • D. Michael Filerman
    Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. Scott Young
    Scott Young was a Canadian journalist and author best known for his sports writing and as the father of musician Neil Young.
  • 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: Kevin Simler
Triple: [Robin Hanson, coAuthor, Kevin Simler]
Generated description
Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer best known for co-authoring the book "The Elephant in the Brain," which explores the hidden motives behind human behavior.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Simler
Target entity description: Kevin Simler is a writer and software engineer best known for co-authoring the book "The Elephant in the Brain," which explores the hidden motives behind human behavior.
  • A. Richard Appel
    Richard Appel is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on animated series such as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and Family Guy.
  • B. Eric D. Schneider
    Eric D. Schneider was a scientist and author known for his work on thermodynamics and complex systems, particularly in collaboration with Dorion Sagan.
  • C. Richard Selley
    Richard Selley is a British geologist and petroleum sedimentologist known for his influential work on sedimentary basins and hydrocarbon exploration.
  • D. Michael Filerman
    Michael Filerman was an American television producer best known for developing and producing popular prime-time soap operas during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • E. Scott Young
    Scott Young was a Canadian journalist and author best known for his sports writing and as the father of musician Neil Young.
  • 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_69a49918e1f88190ba610f9dc8114578 completed March 1, 2026, 7:52 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c3be10348190ade8a73780d2c008 completed March 1, 2026, 10:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad015839908190b7f9f6c79dcc0367 completed March 8, 2026, 4:55 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad029ff1848190a4c25325a68bd8b9 completed March 8, 2026, 5:01 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad030a31688190a5d5ef4a7f975e2e completed March 8, 2026, 5:03 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:59 p.m.