Triple

T22302083
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Raymond Dart E551281 entity
Predicate theory P450 FINISHED
Object killer ape hypothesis
The killer ape hypothesis is an anthropological theory proposing that human evolution was driven primarily by our ancestors’ aggressive and violent hunting behavior.
E1529547 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: killer ape hypothesis | Statement: [Raymond Dart, theory, killer ape hypothesis]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: killer ape hypothesis
Context triple: [Raymond Dart, theory, killer ape hypothesis]
  • A. Pan troglodytes
    Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
  • B. The Mentality of Apes
    The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
  • C. Gigantopithecus
    Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of giant ape, known from fossil remains in Asia and considered the largest primate to have ever lived.
  • D. Ape
    Ape is the intelligent, talking gorilla who serves as George’s witty, educated best friend and advisor in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
  • E. Anthropoid
    Anthropoid was the codename for the World War II Allied operation to assassinate high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Czechoslovakia.
  • 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: killer ape hypothesis
Triple: [Raymond Dart, theory, killer ape hypothesis]
Generated description
The killer ape hypothesis is an anthropological theory proposing that human evolution was driven primarily by our ancestors’ aggressive and violent hunting behavior.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: killer ape hypothesis
Target entity description: The killer ape hypothesis is an anthropological theory proposing that human evolution was driven primarily by our ancestors’ aggressive and violent hunting behavior.
  • A. Pan troglodytes
    Pan troglodytes, commonly known as the common chimpanzee, is a highly intelligent great ape native to the forests and savannas of central and West Africa and one of humans’ closest living relatives.
  • B. The Mentality of Apes
    The Mentality of Apes is a landmark 1917 work of comparative psychology in which Wolfgang Köhler documents insightful problem-solving and intelligence in chimpanzees, challenging earlier behaviorist views of animal learning.
  • C. Gigantopithecus
    Gigantopithecus is an extinct genus of giant ape, known from fossil remains in Asia and considered the largest primate to have ever lived.
  • D. Ape
    Ape is the intelligent, talking gorilla who serves as George’s witty, educated best friend and advisor in the 1997 film "George of the Jungle."
  • E. Anthropoid
    Anthropoid was the codename for the World War II Allied operation to assassinate high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich in occupied Czechoslovakia.
  • 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_69e11e46c0188190800181a4233f28fe completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f157245ee481909a7a3397de3ae355 completed April 29, 2026, 12:56 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0acc9cd4508190825732ffc8b9fa84 completed May 18, 2026, 8:23 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0acd8b04d88190a545cec751e4a635 completed May 18, 2026, 8:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0ace5e9b948190bd4fb7092e6fb62e completed May 18, 2026, 8:31 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:41 p.m.