Triple
T9111906
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Limits to Growth |
E218621
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Dennis Meadows |
E779069
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Dennis Meadows | Statement: [The Limits to Growth, author, Dennis Meadows]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dennis Meadows Context triple: [The Limits to Growth, author, Dennis Meadows]
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A.
Dennis Meadows
chosen
Dennis Meadows is an American scientist and systems analyst best known as a lead author of the influential 1972 report "The Limits to Growth," which modeled global resource use and environmental constraints.
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B.
Lester R. Brown
Lester R. Brown is an American environmental analyst, author, and founder of the Earth Policy Institute, widely recognized for his influential work on global sustainability and resource issues.
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C.
Stephen R. Carpenter
Stephen R. Carpenter is an American ecologist renowned for his pioneering research on freshwater ecosystems, lake eutrophication, and resilience in social-ecological systems.
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D.
Robert Hirsch
Robert Hirsch was a prominent French actor known for his work in theatre, film, and television, particularly as a member of the Comédie-Française.
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E.
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Thomas E. Lovejoy was an influential American ecologist and conservation biologist known for pioneering work on biodiversity, tropical forest conservation, and the concept of "debt of extinction."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83dc94ac8190b9ef42684d36ff39 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cca8495c448190b9bb3803fb2dda70 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d047afbc388190905b13582cd59b05 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:05 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:16 p.m.