Triple
T12208079
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert MacNeil |
E290885
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The People Machine
The People Machine is a book by journalist Robert MacNeil that explores the influence of television and mass media on politics and public perception.
|
E971769
|
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 People Machine | Statement: [Robert MacNeil, notableWork, The People Machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The People Machine Context triple: [Robert MacNeil, notableWork, The People Machine]
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A.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
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B.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
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C.
Man and Machine
"Man and Machine" is a key chapter in Peter Thiel’s book "Zero to One" that explores how humans and computers can best complement each other in creating innovative, future-defining technologies.
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D.
the Machines
The Machines are the highly advanced artificial intelligences that dominate and enslave humanity in the Matrix film series.
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E.
The Human Machine
The Human Machine is a classic art instruction book by George Bridgman that analyzes human anatomy and mechanics to help artists draw the figure more convincingly.
- 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 People Machine Triple: [Robert MacNeil, notableWork, The People Machine]
Generated description
The People Machine is a book by journalist Robert MacNeil that explores the influence of television and mass media on politics and public perception.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The People Machine Target entity description: The People Machine is a book by journalist Robert MacNeil that explores the influence of television and mass media on politics and public perception.
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A.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
-
B.
The Machine
The Machine is a powerful, clandestine artificial superintelligence from the TV series "Person of Interest" that predicts violent crimes by analyzing global surveillance data.
-
C.
Man and Machine
"Man and Machine" is a key chapter in Peter Thiel’s book "Zero to One" that explores how humans and computers can best complement each other in creating innovative, future-defining technologies.
-
D.
the Machines
The Machines are the highly advanced artificial intelligences that dominate and enslave humanity in the Matrix film series.
-
E.
The Human Machine
The Human Machine is a classic art instruction book by George Bridgman that analyzes human anatomy and mechanics to help artists draw the figure more convincingly.
- 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_69d6ab65923081909acfc61b7a612233 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:24 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d91c7d8f5c8190a46e9caa2a920fa9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f60a9d2f0c81908352cd9f0167c6ab |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f60f2154c8819081f9cf6f51e5255b |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:50 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f60fe8c2ec8190af7c69dd17ea75fe |
completed | May 2, 2026, 2:53 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:51 p.m.