Triple

T22475195
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Australopithecus afarensis E555611 entity
Predicate genus P87 FINISHED
Object Australopithecus
Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins from Africa that played a key role in human evolution, known for its bipedal locomotion and small brain size.
E1541130 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: Australopithecus | Statement: [Australopithecus afarensis, genus, Australopithecus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australopithecus
Context triple: [Australopithecus afarensis, genus, Australopithecus]
  • A. Australopithecina
    Australopithecina is an extinct subtribe of early hominins that includes several bipedal ape-like species considered close relatives or ancestors of modern humans.
  • B. Australopithecus africanus
    Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
  • C. Australopithecus afarensis
    Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
  • D. Ardipithecus
    Ardipithecus is an early, now-extinct hominin genus from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa that provides key evidence about the evolution of bipedalism and human ancestry.
  • E. Paranthropus boisei
    Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
  • 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: Australopithecus
Triple: [Australopithecus afarensis, genus, Australopithecus]
Generated description
Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins from Africa that played a key role in human evolution, known for its bipedal locomotion and small brain size.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australopithecus
Target entity description: Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins from Africa that played a key role in human evolution, known for its bipedal locomotion and small brain size.
  • A. Australopithecina
    Australopithecina is an extinct subtribe of early hominins that includes several bipedal ape-like species considered close relatives or ancestors of modern humans.
  • B. Australopithecus africanus
    Australopithecus africanus is an early hominin species from southern Africa, dating to about 3–2 million years ago, that exhibits a mix of ape-like and human-like traits and is important for understanding human evolution.
  • C. Australopithecus afarensis
    Australopithecus afarensis is an early bipedal hominin species from eastern Africa, best known from the famous "Lucy" fossil and considered a key ancestor in human evolution.
  • D. Ardipithecus
    Ardipithecus is an early, now-extinct hominin genus from the Late Miocene to Early Pliocene of Africa that provides key evidence about the evolution of bipedalism and human ancestry.
  • E. Paranthropus boisei
    Paranthropus boisei is an extinct robust hominin species from eastern Africa, notable for its massive jaws, large molars, and adaptations for heavy chewing.
  • 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_69e11e52c2048190952dc5df209b9bed completed April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f15be3930c8190ba967196df7e083f completed April 29, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0b17d8e3d88190877fe9efb9d167c4 completed May 18, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0b1ad323e08190b6a72d618f8297d9 completed May 18, 2026, 1:57 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0b1b8fb29c8190a29c53bb5ed1d065 completed May 18, 2026, 2 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.