Triple

T18783339
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Heinz von Foerster E459312 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Cybernetics of Cybernetics
Cybernetics of Cybernetics is a seminal work by Heinz von Foerster that explores second-order cybernetics, focusing on the role of the observer in systems of control and communication.
E1342592 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: Cybernetics of Cybernetics | Statement: [Heinz von Foerster, notableWork, Cybernetics of Cybernetics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cybernetics of Cybernetics
Context triple: [Heinz von Foerster, notableWork, Cybernetics of Cybernetics]
  • A. Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
    "Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine" is Norbert Wiener's foundational 1948 work that established the field of cybernetics by analyzing feedback, control, and communication in biological organisms and machines.
  • B. The Sciences of the Artificial
    The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
  • C. As We May Think
    As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
  • D. The Mental Life of Some Machines
    The Mental Life of Some Machines is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that explores whether and how machines could possess mental states, contributing to debates in philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence.
  • E. Man-Computer Symbiosis
    Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
  • 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: Cybernetics of Cybernetics
Triple: [Heinz von Foerster, notableWork, Cybernetics of Cybernetics]
Generated description
Cybernetics of Cybernetics is a seminal work by Heinz von Foerster that explores second-order cybernetics, focusing on the role of the observer in systems of control and communication.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cybernetics of Cybernetics
Target entity description: Cybernetics of Cybernetics is a seminal work by Heinz von Foerster that explores second-order cybernetics, focusing on the role of the observer in systems of control and communication.
  • A. Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
    "Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine" is Norbert Wiener's foundational 1948 work that established the field of cybernetics by analyzing feedback, control, and communication in biological organisms and machines.
  • B. The Sciences of the Artificial
    The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
  • C. As We May Think
    As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
  • D. The Mental Life of Some Machines
    The Mental Life of Some Machines is a philosophical essay by Hilary Putnam that explores whether and how machines could possess mental states, contributing to debates in philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence.
  • E. Man-Computer Symbiosis
    Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
  • 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_69d8d396f54c8190ba49db31e8743842 completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5977f34e48190a9932af330ea4f92 completed April 20, 2026, 3:03 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a054718db388190aa9beeffa47486d5 completed May 14, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a05494df63081909b1f6d64ae3a949b completed May 14, 2026, 4:02 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0549acb4c88190adc1ffbd00d66ce7 completed May 14, 2026, 4:03 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.