Destination: Void
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Destination: Void is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human ambition through a perilous starship experiment to create a sentient computer.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9341687 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Destination: Void Context triple: [Frank Herbert, notableWork, Destination: Void]
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A.
Leap into the Void
Leap into the Void is a famous 1960 photomontage by Yves Klein that depicts the artist appearing to leap fearlessly from a high wall, symbolizing his fascination with immateriality and the void.
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B.
Echoing Void
Echoing Void is a downloadable expansion for Minecraft Dungeons that takes players into the End dimension with new missions, enemies, and gear.
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C.
the Void
The Void is a cosmic, all-consuming emptiness often portrayed as the ultimate abyss or nothingness that threatens to erase existence itself.
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D.
Spoken into the Void
"Spoken into the Void" is a collection of influential early essays by architect Adolf Loos that critique ornamentation and helped shape modernist architectural theory.
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E.
The Void Captain's Tale
The Void Captain's Tale is a 1983 science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that blends space opera with erotic and philosophical themes, following a starship captain obsessed with a mysterious female "Voider" who powers interstellar travel.
- 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: Destination: Void Target entity description: Destination: Void is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human ambition through a perilous starship experiment to create a sentient computer.
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A.
Leap into the Void
Leap into the Void is a famous 1960 photomontage by Yves Klein that depicts the artist appearing to leap fearlessly from a high wall, symbolizing his fascination with immateriality and the void.
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B.
Echoing Void
Echoing Void is a downloadable expansion for Minecraft Dungeons that takes players into the End dimension with new missions, enemies, and gear.
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C.
the Void
The Void is a cosmic, all-consuming emptiness often portrayed as the ultimate abyss or nothingness that threatens to erase existence itself.
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D.
Spoken into the Void
"Spoken into the Void" is a collection of influential early essays by architect Adolf Loos that critique ornamentation and helped shape modernist architectural theory.
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E.
The Void Captain's Tale
The Void Captain's Tale is a 1983 science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that blends space opera with erotic and philosophical themes, following a starship captain obsessed with a mysterious female "Voider" who powers interstellar travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frank Herbert ⓘ |
| centralConflict | The attempt to force the emergence of machine consciousness under extreme pressure. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresConcept |
emergent intelligence
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human–machine interaction ⓘ psychological stress in isolation ⓘ the nature of God-like entities ⓘ |
| exploresEthicalIssue |
expendability of human subjects
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responsibility for created intelligence ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Ascension Factor
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The Jesus Incident ⓘ The Lazarus Effect ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAIEntity | ship’s computer ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle |
Destination: Void (expanded edition sometimes marketed as part of the Pandora sequence)
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linked to:
Destination: Void
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| hasCharacterType |
cloned humans
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spacecraft crew ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Kelly Freas ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryInfluence | later AI-themed science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForExperiment | corporate and institutional ambition ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 250 ⓘ |
| hasRevisedVersion |
Destination: Void (1978 expanded edition)
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linked to:
Destination: Void
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
artificial intelligence
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consciousness ⓘ ethics of creation ⓘ human ambition ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| partOf | Pandora sequence ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A starship crew undertakes a dangerous experiment to create a sentient computer during an interstellar mission. ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ace Books
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Berkley Books ⓘ |
| revisedEditionPublicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| series |
Destination: Void series
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linked to:
Destination: Void
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| setting |
space
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spacecraft ⓘ |
| subgenre |
philosophical science fiction
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space fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Destination: Void Description of subject: Destination: Void is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores themes of artificial intelligence, consciousness, and human ambition through a perilous starship experiment to create a sentient computer.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Destination: Void
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Destination: Void
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Destination: Void (expanded edition sometimes marketed as part of the Pandora sequence)
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linked to: Destination: Void