Triple

T7305107
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Carl Zimmer E167954 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object A Planet of Viruses
A Planet of Viruses is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the diversity, evolution, and profound influence of viruses on life and human history.
 E654605 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: A Planet of Viruses | Statement: [Carl Zimmer, notableWork, A Planet of Viruses]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: A Planet of Viruses
Context triple: [Carl Zimmer, notableWork, A Planet of Viruses]
  • A. The Virus
    "The Virus" is a 1982 political thriller novel by British author Stanley Johnson that imagines a deadly global pandemic and the governmental response to it.
  • B. Symbiotic Planet
    Symbiotic Planet is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of symbiosis in the evolution and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
  • C. Dictator of Bacteria
    Dictator of Bacteria is the fictional authoritarian ruler of the country of Bacteria in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," parodying real-world fascist leaders.
  • D. Police Your Planet
    Police Your Planet is a science fiction novel by Lester del Rey, set on a corrupt and crime-ridden Mars where a disgraced ex-cop becomes entangled in political and criminal conspiracies.
  • E. Life as We Know It
    Life as We Know It is a 2010 romantic comedy film about two single adults who unexpectedly become caregivers to an orphaned baby after their mutual friends die in an accident.
  • 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: A Planet of Viruses
Triple: [Carl Zimmer, notableWork, A Planet of Viruses]
Generated description
A Planet of Viruses is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the diversity, evolution, and profound influence of viruses on life and human history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: A Planet of Viruses
Target entity description: A Planet of Viruses is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the diversity, evolution, and profound influence of viruses on life and human history.
  • A. The Virus
    "The Virus" is a 1982 political thriller novel by British author Stanley Johnson that imagines a deadly global pandemic and the governmental response to it.
  • B. Symbiotic Planet
    Symbiotic Planet is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of symbiosis in the evolution and interconnectedness of life on Earth.
  • C. Dictator of Bacteria
    Dictator of Bacteria is the fictional authoritarian ruler of the country of Bacteria in Charlie Chaplin’s satirical film "The Great Dictator," parodying real-world fascist leaders.
  • D. Police Your Planet
    Police Your Planet is a science fiction novel by Lester del Rey, set on a corrupt and crime-ridden Mars where a disgraced ex-cop becomes entangled in political and criminal conspiracies.
  • E. Life as We Know It
    Life as We Know It is a 2010 romantic comedy film about two single adults who unexpectedly become caregivers to an orphaned baby after their mutual friends die in an accident.
  • 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_69c6888c820881909fc68f689fe1c251 completed March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6ebd61c0c8190abb1368c9dfb1550 completed March 27, 2026, 8:43 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7e55bfccc8190a46067c60c3c1a3f completed March 28, 2026, 2:27 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c7e5fbe8a8819083a892f4e54013eb completed March 28, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c7e69ca1ac8190a398da894c6cc04e completed March 28, 2026, 2:33 p.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:01 p.m.