Triple

T21636904
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael J. Benton E533983 entity
Predicate hasWritten P2831 FINISHED
Object When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time | Statement: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
Context triple: [Michael J. Benton, hasWritten, When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time]
  • A. The Sixth Extinction
    The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
  • B. The Life and Death of Planet Earth
    The Life and Death of Planet Earth is a popular science book that explores the long-term past and future evolution of Earth and its biosphere, co-authored by astrobiologist Donald Brownlee and paleontologist Peter Ward.
  • C. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a popular science book by paleontologist Steve Brusatte that narrates the evolutionary history, dominance, and extinction of dinosaurs for a general audience.
  • D. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
    The Rise and Reign of the Mammals is a popular science book that traces the evolutionary history and dominance of mammals from their origins alongside dinosaurs to their modern global diversity.
  • E. Gorgon: Obsession, Paleontology, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History
    "Gorgon: Obsession, Paleontology, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History" is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores the Permian-Triassic mass extinction through the lens of fieldwork, fossil discovery, and scientific obsession.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time
Target entity description: "When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time" is a popular science book that explores the causes, events, and aftermath of the catastrophic end-Permian mass extinction and its impact on the history of life on Earth.
  • A. The Sixth Extinction
    The Sixth Extinction is a nonfiction book by Elizabeth Kolbert that examines humanity’s role in causing an ongoing mass extinction of species and its implications for the planet’s future.
  • B. The Life and Death of Planet Earth
    The Life and Death of Planet Earth is a popular science book that explores the long-term past and future evolution of Earth and its biosphere, co-authored by astrobiologist Donald Brownlee and paleontologist Peter Ward.
  • C. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is a popular science book by paleontologist Steve Brusatte that narrates the evolutionary history, dominance, and extinction of dinosaurs for a general audience.
  • D. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
    The Rise and Reign of the Mammals is a popular science book that traces the evolutionary history and dominance of mammals from their origins alongside dinosaurs to their modern global diversity.
  • E. Gorgon: Obsession, Paleontology, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History
    "Gorgon: Obsession, Paleontology, and the Greatest Catastrophe in Earth’s History" is a popular science book by paleontologist Peter Ward that explores the Permian-Triassic mass extinction through the lens of fieldwork, fossil discovery, and scientific obsession.
  • F. None of above. chosen

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_69e0c465ae7481908577b7209fdb2a77 completed April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69ef538ddb088190a3cba6fdc84c0ae8 completed April 27, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:35 p.m.