Novacene epoch
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The Novacene epoch is a proposed future geological and cultural era in which hyperintelligent, self-improving artificial systems become the dominant force shaping Earth’s environment and evolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Novacene epoch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4191360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novacene epoch Context triple: [Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence, proposesConcept, Novacene epoch]
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A.
Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch characterized by the dominant global impact of human activities on Earth's climate, ecosystems, and geology.
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B.
Lopingian Epoch
The Lopingian Epoch is the final subdivision of the Permian Period, marked by significant evolutionary changes and culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
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C.
Eco-Age
Eco-Age is a sustainability-focused consultancy and communications agency known for helping brands improve and showcase their environmental and ethical practices.
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D.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
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E.
Noachian
The Noachian is the oldest major geological era on Mars, characterized by heavy cratering, widespread valley networks, and conditions that may have supported liquid water on the surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novacene epoch Target entity description: The Novacene epoch is a proposed future geological and cultural era in which hyperintelligent, self-improving artificial systems become the dominant force shaping Earth’s environment and evolution.
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A.
Anthropocene
The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch characterized by the dominant global impact of human activities on Earth's climate, ecosystems, and geology.
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B.
Lopingian Epoch
The Lopingian Epoch is the final subdivision of the Permian Period, marked by significant evolutionary changes and culminating in the largest mass extinction event in Earth's history.
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C.
Eco-Age
Eco-Age is a sustainability-focused consultancy and communications agency known for helping brands improve and showcase their environmental and ethical practices.
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D.
Pridoli Epoch
The Pridoli Epoch is the final epoch of the Silurian Period, marking a transitional interval in Earth’s history just before the onset of the Devonian.
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E.
Noachian
The Noachian is the oldest major geological era on Mars, characterized by heavy cratering, widespread valley networks, and conditions that may have supported liquid water on the surface.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept
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hypothetical cultural era ⓘ hypothetical geological era ⓘ proposed future epoch ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Gaia hypothesis
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posthuman future ⓘ technological singularity ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork | "Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence" ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
artificial superintelligence
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hyperintelligent artificial systems ⓘ self-improving artificial systems ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | human-dominated Anthropocene ⓘ |
| culturalAspect |
redefinition of human role on Earth
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shift in human–machine relationship ⓘ |
| describedAs | future geological and cultural era ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
academic debates on the future of AI
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speculative non-fiction literature ⓘ |
| dominantForce |
artificial systems
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machine intelligence ⓘ |
| fieldOfDiscourse |
environmental philosophy
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futures studies ⓘ geology (informal) ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ |
| follows | Anthropocene ⓘ |
| goalInSomeAccounts | preservation of Gaia-like Earth system ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Novacene ⓘ |
| implies |
machines manage planetary systems
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machines surpass human intelligence ⓘ |
| involves |
coexistence of humans and superintelligent machines
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self-directed evolution of artificial systems ⓘ |
| normativeDimension |
raises ethical questions about AI control
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raises questions about value alignment between AI and life on Earth ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | hypothetical future state of Earth system ⓘ |
| potentialConsequence |
loss of human primacy in planetary decision-making
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machine-optimized climate regulation ⓘ |
| proposedBy | James Lovelock ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
AI governance
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Anthropocene epoch ⓘ
linked to:
Anthropocene
climate change response by AI ⓘ |
| requires |
advanced artificial general intelligence
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self-improving AI architectures ⓘ |
| shapes |
Earth’s environment
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Earth’s evolution ⓘ |
| status |
not formally recognized geological epoch
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speculative ⓘ |
| timeFrame | future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Novacene epoch Description of subject: The Novacene epoch is a proposed future geological and cultural era in which hyperintelligent, self-improving artificial systems become the dominant force shaping Earth’s environment and evolution.
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