Triple
T3805907
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Richard Dawkins |
E93005
|
entity |
| Predicate | influenced |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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."
|
E389966
|
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: Jerry Coyne | Statement: [Richard Dawkins, influenced, Jerry Coyne]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Coyne Context triple: [Richard Dawkins, influenced, Jerry Coyne]
-
A.
P.Z. Myers
P.Z. Myers is an American biologist, outspoken atheist, and science blogger best known for his popular blog Pharyngula and his advocacy of secularism and critical thinking.
-
B.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
John B. West
John B. West was an American legal publisher and entrepreneur best known for founding the company that became a dominant provider of legal case reporters and research tools in the United States.
- 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: Jerry Coyne Triple: [Richard Dawkins, influenced, Jerry Coyne]
Generated description
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."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jerry Coyne Target entity description: 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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A.
P.Z. Myers
P.Z. Myers is an American biologist, outspoken atheist, and science blogger best known for his popular blog Pharyngula and his advocacy of secularism and critical thinking.
-
B.
Carl Zimmer
Carl Zimmer is an American science writer and journalist renowned for his accessible and insightful books and articles on biology, evolution, and genetics.
-
C.
Ian Darwin
Ian Darwin is a software developer and author best known for his contributions to Unix, Java, and open source programming resources.
-
D.
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.
-
E.
John B. West
John B. West was an American legal publisher and entrepreneur best known for founding the company that became a dominant provider of legal case reporters and research tools in the United States.
- 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.