Triple
T10890689
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Matthew Herbert |
E257164
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
The Mechanics of Destruction
The Mechanics of Destruction is an experimental concept album by electronic musician Matthew Herbert that critiques consumerism and global capitalism through sound collages built from recordings of everyday products and industrial processes.
|
E892219
|
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: The Mechanics of Destruction | Statement: [Matthew Herbert, notableWork, The Mechanics of Destruction]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mechanics of Destruction Context triple: [Matthew Herbert, notableWork, The Mechanics of Destruction]
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A.
To Destroy the World
"To Destroy the World" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding dangerous inventions.
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B.
Brink of Destruction
"Brink of Destruction" is a song featured on the album *Shine On*, known for its intense, emotionally charged rock sound.
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C.
The Destruction Business
The Destruction Business is a photojournalistic work by Don McCullin that powerfully documents the brutality and human cost of war and conflict.
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D.
The Demolitionist
The Demolitionist is a 1995 low-budget sci-fi action-horror film about a murdered female cop resurrected as a cybernetic vigilante, directed by special effects artist Robert Kurtzman.
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E.
Crashing Towers
"Crashing Towers" is an episode title from the 1939 science fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
- 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: The Mechanics of Destruction Triple: [Matthew Herbert, notableWork, The Mechanics of Destruction]
Generated description
The Mechanics of Destruction is an experimental concept album by electronic musician Matthew Herbert that critiques consumerism and global capitalism through sound collages built from recordings of everyday products and industrial processes.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mechanics of Destruction Target entity description: The Mechanics of Destruction is an experimental concept album by electronic musician Matthew Herbert that critiques consumerism and global capitalism through sound collages built from recordings of everyday products and industrial processes.
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A.
To Destroy the World
"To Destroy the World" is an episode title from the 1939 science-fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, which starred Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist wielding dangerous inventions.
-
B.
Brink of Destruction
"Brink of Destruction" is a song featured on the album *Shine On*, known for its intense, emotionally charged rock sound.
-
C.
The Destruction Business
The Destruction Business is a photojournalistic work by Don McCullin that powerfully documents the brutality and human cost of war and conflict.
-
D.
The Demolitionist
The Demolitionist is a 1995 low-budget sci-fi action-horror film about a murdered female cop resurrected as a cybernetic vigilante, directed by special effects artist Robert Kurtzman.
-
E.
Crashing Towers
"Crashing Towers" is an episode title from the 1939 science fiction movie serial *The Phantom Creeps*, starring Bela Lugosi as a mad scientist.
- 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_69d6aa8550c8819095508a2ed9acf3db |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d7520550c4819081296546c8f534f1 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e15500bb7881908b9799d7653aec72 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 9:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e17d3060888190b3801272835b939a |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:22 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e1806bc1048190bcbff6f6d3d7da19 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:21 p.m.