Triple
T7050464
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sean B. Carroll |
E163750
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Serengeti Rules
The Serengeti Rules is a popular science book by biologist Sean B. Carroll that explores the fundamental ecological principles governing how populations and ecosystems are regulated, using vivid case studies from the natural world.
|
E639453
|
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 Serengeti Rules | Statement: [Sean B. Carroll, notableWork, The Serengeti Rules]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Serengeti Rules Context triple: [Sean B. Carroll, notableWork, The Serengeti Rules]
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A.
Predators of the Serengeti
Predators of the Serengeti is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that immerses visitors in the wildlife and ecosystem of East Africa’s Serengeti, highlighting its iconic carnivores and their habitats.
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B.
The Fight for Conservation
The Fight for Conservation is a seminal early 20th-century book advocating scientific forest management and the sustainable use of natural resources in the United States.
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C.
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
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D.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist is a 1974 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores race, land ownership, and apartheid-era power dynamics through the story of a wealthy white industrialist who buys a farm as a status symbol.
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E.
Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species
Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species is an influential environmental science book examining the drivers, scale, and implications of modern species loss for ecosystems and humanity.
- 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 Serengeti Rules Triple: [Sean B. Carroll, notableWork, The Serengeti Rules]
Generated description
The Serengeti Rules is a popular science book by biologist Sean B. Carroll that explores the fundamental ecological principles governing how populations and ecosystems are regulated, using vivid case studies from the natural world.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Serengeti Rules Target entity description: The Serengeti Rules is a popular science book by biologist Sean B. Carroll that explores the fundamental ecological principles governing how populations and ecosystems are regulated, using vivid case studies from the natural world.
-
A.
Predators of the Serengeti
Predators of the Serengeti is an Oregon Zoo exhibit that immerses visitors in the wildlife and ecosystem of East Africa’s Serengeti, highlighting its iconic carnivores and their habitats.
-
B.
The Fight for Conservation
The Fight for Conservation is a seminal early 20th-century book advocating scientific forest management and the sustainable use of natural resources in the United States.
-
C.
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
-
D.
The Conservationist
The Conservationist is a 1974 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer that explores race, land ownership, and apartheid-era power dynamics through the story of a wealthy white industrialist who buys a farm as a status symbol.
-
E.
Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species
Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearance of Species is an influential environmental science book examining the drivers, scale, and implications of modern species loss for ecosystems and humanity.
- 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_69c6885f598c8190b6b6495c59d8d962 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e24e7e20819099dc8f7fa37c4491 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:02 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7888bba9c8190b6414b56e5588ec0 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c788f292a08190bf3543ecfc245d12 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:53 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c789a6ea988190ad2db2442f0a5e8f |
completed | March 28, 2026, 7:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:37 p.m.