Triple

T2267670
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Abraham Flexner E50184 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is an influential essay arguing that seemingly impractical, curiosity-driven research is essential for major scientific and societal advances.
E250721 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 Usefulness of Useless Knowledge | Statement: [Abraham Flexner, notableWork, The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Context triple: [Abraham Flexner, notableWork, The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge]
  • A. The Place of Useful Learning
    The Place of Useful Learning is the motto of the University of Strathclyde, reflecting its focus on practical, applied education and research that benefits society and industry.
  • B. Usable Knowledge
    Usable Knowledge is an online resource from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that translates education research into practical insights and tools for educators, policymakers, and the public.
  • C. Knowledge and Human Interests
    Knowledge and Human Interests is a seminal 1968 work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how different human interests shape the forms and purposes of knowledge.
  • D. The Wound of Knowledge
    The Wound of Knowledge is a theological work by Rowan Williams that explores Christian spirituality and the experience of God through a close reading of early and medieval Christian writers.
  • E. In the Name of Science
    In the Name of Science is the original title of Martin Gardner’s influential 1950 book critically examining pseudoscience and popular scientific misconceptions.
  • 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 Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Triple: [Abraham Flexner, notableWork, The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge]
Generated description
The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is an influential essay arguing that seemingly impractical, curiosity-driven research is essential for major scientific and societal advances.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Target entity description: The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge is an influential essay arguing that seemingly impractical, curiosity-driven research is essential for major scientific and societal advances.
  • A. The Place of Useful Learning
    The Place of Useful Learning is the motto of the University of Strathclyde, reflecting its focus on practical, applied education and research that benefits society and industry.
  • B. Usable Knowledge
    Usable Knowledge is an online resource from the Harvard Graduate School of Education that translates education research into practical insights and tools for educators, policymakers, and the public.
  • C. Knowledge and Human Interests
    Knowledge and Human Interests is a seminal 1968 work of critical social theory by Jürgen Habermas that analyzes how different human interests shape the forms and purposes of knowledge.
  • D. The Wound of Knowledge
    The Wound of Knowledge is a theological work by Rowan Williams that explores Christian spirituality and the experience of God through a close reading of early and medieval Christian writers.
  • E. In the Name of Science
    In the Name of Science is the original title of Martin Gardner’s influential 1950 book critically examining pseudoscience and popular scientific misconceptions.
  • 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_69a88b01e0048190ba96431b5f990ba9 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc1bbb49c8190822c7d809375e879 completed March 7, 2026, 6:12 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae71d492a48190be58396831e87ea0 completed March 9, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae72bdc5dc81908f475353999161e4 completed March 9, 2026, 7:11 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae76720e3c8190aeb82dd8779ff715 completed March 9, 2026, 7:27 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:48 p.m.