Triple

T7026413
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject John Maynard Smith E162957 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Evolution and the Theory of Games
Evolution and the Theory of Games is a seminal 1982 book by John Maynard Smith that applies game theory to evolutionary biology, introducing concepts such as evolutionarily stable strategies to explain animal behavior and the evolution of cooperation and conflict.
E636049 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: Evolution and the Theory of Games | Statement: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, Evolution and the Theory of Games]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution and the Theory of Games
Context triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, Evolution and the Theory of Games]
  • A. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
  • B. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • C. Evolution in Mendelian Populations
    "Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
  • D. The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour
    The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour is William D. Hamilton’s landmark 1964 paper that founded modern kin selection theory and transformed the study of social evolution in biology.
  • E. The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
    "The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
  • 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: Evolution and the Theory of Games
Triple: [John Maynard Smith, notableWork, Evolution and the Theory of Games]
Generated description
Evolution and the Theory of Games is a seminal 1982 book by John Maynard Smith that applies game theory to evolutionary biology, introducing concepts such as evolutionarily stable strategies to explain animal behavior and the evolution of cooperation and conflict.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evolution and the Theory of Games
Target entity description: Evolution and the Theory of Games is a seminal 1982 book by John Maynard Smith that applies game theory to evolutionary biology, introducing concepts such as evolutionarily stable strategies to explain animal behavior and the evolution of cooperation and conflict.
  • A. The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
    The Structure of Evolutionary Theory is a comprehensive 2002 book by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould that synthesizes and expands modern evolutionary theory, emphasizing concepts such as punctuated equilibrium and hierarchical selection.
  • B. Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
    Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
  • C. Evolution in Mendelian Populations
    "Evolution in Mendelian Populations" is a foundational 1931 paper by Sewall Wright that introduced key concepts of population genetics, including genetic drift, inbreeding, and the shifting balance theory of evolution.
  • D. The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour
    The Genetical Evolution of Social Behaviour is William D. Hamilton’s landmark 1964 paper that founded modern kin selection theory and transformed the study of social evolution in biology.
  • E. The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution
    "The Roles of Mutation, Inbreeding, Crossbreeding and Selection in Evolution" is a landmark 1932 paper by geneticist Sewall Wright that helped establish the theoretical foundations of population genetics and modern evolutionary theory.
  • 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_69c6885b26248190a857541e3d10e299 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e1fd6ab48190865271e16e8ff669 completed March 27, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c77588285481909799a2bb76921b9a completed March 28, 2026, 6:30 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c777902cbc8190b24ee5e441c5607e completed March 28, 2026, 6:39 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c77807d33c8190bb3e236829f06071 completed March 28, 2026, 6:41 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:35 p.m.