Triple

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Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William MacAskill E473299 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object What We Owe the Future
What We Owe the Future is a philosophical book by William MacAskill that argues for “longtermism,” the ethical importance of positively influencing the far future of humanity.
E1391624 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: What We Owe the Future | Statement: [William MacAskill, notableWork, What We Owe the Future]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What We Owe the Future
Context triple: [William MacAskill, notableWork, What We Owe the Future]
  • A. Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
    Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet is a book by economist Jeffrey Sachs that outlines strategies for achieving sustainable global development while addressing challenges such as poverty, environmental degradation, and population growth.
  • B. How to Think Seriously About the Planet
    How to Think Seriously About the Planet is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that argues for a conservative, tradition-based approach to environmentalism and ecological responsibility.
  • C. Establishing a Future Society in Harmony with Nature
    Establishing a Future Society in Harmony with Nature is a long-term environmental vision focused on creating human communities and economies that coexist sustainably with the natural world, minimizing ecological impact and preserving biodiversity.
  • D. All We Can Save
    All We Can Save is an anthology of essays, poetry, and art by women climate leaders that explores solutions, justice, and resilience in the climate crisis.
  • E. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
    "The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here" is a nonfiction book by Hope Jahren that explains the causes and consequences of climate change through accessible science and personal narrative while outlining practical steps for reducing our environmental impact.
  • 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: What We Owe the Future
Triple: [William MacAskill, notableWork, What We Owe the Future]
Generated description
What We Owe the Future is a philosophical book by William MacAskill that argues for “longtermism,” the ethical importance of positively influencing the far future of humanity.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What We Owe the Future
Target entity description: What We Owe the Future is a philosophical book by William MacAskill that argues for “longtermism,” the ethical importance of positively influencing the far future of humanity.
  • A. Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
    Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet is a book by economist Jeffrey Sachs that outlines strategies for achieving sustainable global development while addressing challenges such as poverty, environmental degradation, and population growth.
  • B. How to Think Seriously About the Planet
    How to Think Seriously About the Planet is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that argues for a conservative, tradition-based approach to environmentalism and ecological responsibility.
  • C. Establishing a Future Society in Harmony with Nature
    Establishing a Future Society in Harmony with Nature is a long-term environmental vision focused on creating human communities and economies that coexist sustainably with the natural world, minimizing ecological impact and preserving biodiversity.
  • D. All We Can Save
    All We Can Save is an anthology of essays, poetry, and art by women climate leaders that explores solutions, justice, and resilience in the climate crisis.
  • E. The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here
    "The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here" is a nonfiction book by Hope Jahren that explains the causes and consequences of climate change through accessible science and personal narrative while outlining practical steps for reducing our environmental impact.
  • 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_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 completed April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e64406f9808190acd74aa03c392eb0 completed April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a07ab9cbf0c8190a34ceeeb9960677b completed May 15, 2026, 11:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a07ac51fddc8190840698fb5cee0ea0 completed May 15, 2026, 11:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a07ae6493608190b8bc885ab8a916b2 completed May 15, 2026, 11:38 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.