Triple
T18595957
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Limits to Growth |
E454493
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object | William W. Behrens III |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: William W. Behrens III | Statement: [Limits to Growth, author, William W. Behrens III]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William W. Behrens III Context triple: [Limits to Growth, author, William W. Behrens III]
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A.
William W. Behrens III
chosen
William W. Behrens III is an American systems scientist and co-author of the influential 1972 environmental study "The Limits to Growth," which used computer modeling to explore the consequences of exponential economic and population growth on a finite planet.
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B.
William S. Farish III
William S. Farish III is an American businessman, prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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C.
Charles R. Humphrey III
Charles R. Humphrey III is an American bluegrass bassist and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
James T. Broyhill
James T. Broyhill was a long-serving Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina who later briefly served in the U.S. Senate.
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E.
Eric L. Beason
Eric L. Beason is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the superhero blockbuster "Spider-Man 3."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8d38ae7e081908a98df1251842402 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e545ba3bc881908f5308e09d54e05b |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:14 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:44 a.m.