Triple
T8523605
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Karl Sigmund |
E201756
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Calculus of Selfishness
The Calculus of Selfishness is a book by Karl Sigmund that uses mathematical and game-theoretic models to analyze how individual self-interest shapes cooperation, conflict, and social behavior.
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E738053
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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 Calculus of Selfishness | Statement: [Karl Sigmund, notableWork, The Calculus of Selfishness]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Calculus of Selfishness Context triple: [Karl Sigmund, notableWork, The Calculus of Selfishness]
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A.
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.
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B.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
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E.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
- 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 Calculus of Selfishness Triple: [Karl Sigmund, notableWork, The Calculus of Selfishness]
Generated description
The Calculus of Selfishness is a book by Karl Sigmund that uses mathematical and game-theoretic models to analyze how individual self-interest shapes cooperation, conflict, and social behavior.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Calculus of Selfishness Target entity description: The Calculus of Selfishness is a book by Karl Sigmund that uses mathematical and game-theoretic models to analyze how individual self-interest shapes cooperation, conflict, and social behavior.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
The Complexity of Cooperation
The Complexity of Cooperation is a scholarly work by Avi Wigderson that explores how ideas from computational complexity theory illuminate strategic behavior, game theory, and cooperative problem-solving.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
-
E.
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a landmark 1976 book by Richard Dawkins that popularized a gene-centered view of evolution and introduced concepts like memes to a broad audience.
- 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_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe64362c88190b978a2544eec6e3e |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e8399f481909992aedf0d918cbc |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffcf7488190b94cae18be14e8ff |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce507766448190830dd3efc8a79a74 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:18 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:16 p.m.