Triple
T18112
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias |
E357
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
memex
The memex is a hypothetical electromechanical information device, proposed by Vannevar Bush in 1945, that envisioned a personal, desk-sized system for storing, linking, and retrieving documents in a way that anticipated hypertext and modern digital knowledge systems.
|
E357
|
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: memex | Statement: [Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias, relatedTo, memex]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: memex Context triple: [Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias, relatedTo, memex]
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A.
Moore
Moore is the middle name of Edward M. Kennedy, the long-serving U.S. senator from Massachusetts and prominent member of the Kennedy political family.
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B.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
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C.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
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D.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
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E.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
- 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: memex Triple: [Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias, relatedTo, memex]
Generated description
The memex is a hypothetical electromechanical information device, proposed by Vannevar Bush in 1945, that envisioned a personal, desk-sized system for storing, linking, and retrieving documents in a way that anticipated hypertext and modern digital knowledge systems.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: memex Target entity description: The memex is a hypothetical electromechanical information device, proposed by Vannevar Bush in 1945, that envisioned a personal, desk-sized system for storing, linking, and retrieving documents in a way that anticipated hypertext and modern digital knowledge systems.
-
A.
Moore
Moore is the middle name of Edward M. Kennedy, the long-serving U.S. senator from Massachusetts and prominent member of the Kennedy political family.
-
B.
Bolt Beranek and Newman
Bolt Beranek and Newman was a pioneering American research and engineering firm best known for its foundational role in developing the ARPANET, a precursor to the modern internet.
-
C.
Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias
chosen
"Wholly New Forms of Encyclopedias" is a section of Vannevar Bush’s essay "As We May Think" that envisions future, highly interconnected and dynamically organized knowledge systems beyond traditional printed encyclopedias.
-
D.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a global system of interlinked hypertext documents and resources accessed via the internet, enabling users worldwide to browse, share, and interact with information through web browsers.
-
E.
Veritas
Veritas is the Latin word for "truth" and is famously used as the motto of Harvard University.
- F. None of above.
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_69a23d7ad88c8190bffe8ab091d86642 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:57 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24003aca48190b98c2df43d65e496 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a243cadb488190a1c4349fd10b3d92 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a2463b1a8881908e900ed76ae81a4d |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a246aa8d6481908a9cc6d66a0c0296 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:36 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:02 a.m.