Triple

T7990776
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Peter Ward E185998 entity
Predicate notableIdea P4 FINISHED
Object Medea hypothesis
The Medea hypothesis is a scientific concept proposing that life on Earth, rather than stabilizing the environment, tends to be self-destructive and may ultimately drive itself toward extinction.
E702870 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: Medea hypothesis | Statement: [Peter Ward, notableIdea, Medea hypothesis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medea hypothesis
Context triple: [Peter Ward, notableIdea, Medea hypothesis]
  • A. Berserker hypothesis
    The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
  • B. Farrer hypothesis
    The Farrer hypothesis is a theory of New Testament source criticism that proposes the Gospel of Mark was written first, Matthew used Mark, and Luke used both Mark and Matthew, thereby dispensing with the need for a separate Q source.
  • C. Hairston–Smith–Slobodkin hypothesis
    The Hairston–Smith–Slobodkin hypothesis is an influential ecological theory proposing that predators keep herbivore populations in check, allowing plant biomass to flourish and helping explain why the world is "green."
  • D. Telegony
    Telegony is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene, that continued the story of Odysseus and his son Telemachus after the events of Homer’s Odyssey.
  • E. Gaia hypothesis
    The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
  • 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: Medea hypothesis
Triple: [Peter Ward, notableIdea, Medea hypothesis]
Generated description
The Medea hypothesis is a scientific concept proposing that life on Earth, rather than stabilizing the environment, tends to be self-destructive and may ultimately drive itself toward extinction.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medea hypothesis
Target entity description: The Medea hypothesis is a scientific concept proposing that life on Earth, rather than stabilizing the environment, tends to be self-destructive and may ultimately drive itself toward extinction.
  • A. Berserker hypothesis
    The Berserker hypothesis is a proposed solution to the Fermi paradox suggesting that self-replicating killer probes or hostile civilizations systematically destroy emerging intelligent life in the galaxy, explaining our apparent cosmic silence.
  • B. Farrer hypothesis
    The Farrer hypothesis is a theory of New Testament source criticism that proposes the Gospel of Mark was written first, Matthew used Mark, and Luke used both Mark and Matthew, thereby dispensing with the need for a separate Q source.
  • C. Hairston–Smith–Slobodkin hypothesis
    The Hairston–Smith–Slobodkin hypothesis is an influential ecological theory proposing that predators keep herbivore populations in check, allowing plant biomass to flourish and helping explain why the world is "green."
  • D. Telegony
    Telegony is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Eugammon of Cyrene, that continued the story of Odysseus and his son Telemachus after the events of Homer’s Odyssey.
  • E. Gaia hypothesis
    The Gaia hypothesis is a scientific theory proposing that Earth’s living organisms and their inorganic surroundings interact to form a self-regulating, complex system that helps maintain conditions suitable for life.
  • 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_69ca829c6c308190ab05b43d234c52b2 completed March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cb3c6fc19c8190b98023e257c2f4f2 completed March 31, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cbe0f5c22881908044a178d670684c completed March 31, 2026, 2:57 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cbe43f883081908768a7314409b622 completed March 31, 2026, 3:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cc34c6cf6881909b28a0b6882b518d completed March 31, 2026, 8:55 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:16 p.m.