Triple

T3805640
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Meme Machine E92999 entity
Predicate hasChapter P35 FINISHED
Object The evolution of culture
"The evolution of culture" is a chapter that explores how cultural ideas and practices develop, spread, and transform over time through processes analogous to biological evolution.
E389946 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 evolution of culture | Statement: [The Meme Machine, hasChapter, The evolution of culture]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The evolution of culture
Context triple: [The Meme Machine, hasChapter, The evolution of culture]
  • A. The Nature of Culture
    The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
  • B. Patterns of Culture
    Patterns of Culture is a landmark 1934 anthropological book by Ruth Benedict that explores how different societies shape distinct cultural "patterns" of thought, behavior, and values.
  • C. Culture and Human Destiny
    Culture and Human Destiny is a philosophical work by Horace M. Kallen that explores cultural pluralism, democracy, and the role of diverse cultural identities in shaping human society.
  • D. Configurations of Culture Growth
    Configurations of Culture Growth is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that analyzes patterns and cycles in the development of world civilizations and cultures.
  • E. Understanding Human History
    Understanding Human History is a book by Michael H. Hart that presents a controversial, quantitative and evolutionary perspective on the development and future of human societies.
  • 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 evolution of culture
Triple: [The Meme Machine, hasChapter, The evolution of culture]
Generated description
"The evolution of culture" is a chapter that explores how cultural ideas and practices develop, spread, and transform over time through processes analogous to biological evolution.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The evolution of culture
Target entity description: "The evolution of culture" is a chapter that explores how cultural ideas and practices develop, spread, and transform over time through processes analogous to biological evolution.
  • A. The Nature of Culture
    The Nature of Culture is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that systematically explores the concept, patterns, and development of human culture.
  • B. Patterns of Culture
    Patterns of Culture is a landmark 1934 anthropological book by Ruth Benedict that explores how different societies shape distinct cultural "patterns" of thought, behavior, and values.
  • C. Culture and Human Destiny
    Culture and Human Destiny is a philosophical work by Horace M. Kallen that explores cultural pluralism, democracy, and the role of diverse cultural identities in shaping human society.
  • D. Configurations of Culture Growth
    Configurations of Culture Growth is a seminal anthropological work by Alfred L. Kroeber that analyzes patterns and cycles in the development of world civilizations and cultures.
  • E. Understanding Human History
    Understanding Human History is a book by Michael H. Hart that presents a controversial, quantitative and evolutionary perspective on the development and future of human societies.
  • 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_69aed96a60088190ab1df8390fffc935 completed March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aee7bd95e881908649ce512f7470b0 completed March 9, 2026, 3:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4fb2d7be48190a041e59b706751a4 completed March 14, 2026, 6:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4fc463bf48190b604d478f2c3e477 completed March 14, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4fcb59c148190b2b574c787473896 completed March 14, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:16 p.m.