Triple

T3691037
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gregory Bateson E78342 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Steps to an Ecology of Mind is a seminal 1972 collection of essays by anthropologist and systems theorist Gregory Bateson that explores communication, cybernetics, and the interdependence of mind and nature.
E380247 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: Steps to an Ecology of Mind | Statement: [Gregory Bateson, notableWork, Steps to an Ecology of Mind]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Context triple: [Gregory Bateson, notableWork, Steps to an Ecology of Mind]
  • A. Society of Mind
    Society of Mind is a seminal book by Marvin Minsky that proposes a theory of human intelligence as emerging from the interactions of many simple, non-intelligent agents within the mind.
  • B. Monocultures of the Mind
    Monocultures of the Mind is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that critiques industrial agriculture and globalization for eroding biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and cultural diversity.
  • C. The Concept of Mind
    The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
  • D. Homesteading the Noosphere
    Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
  • E. Reaching the Animal Mind
    Reaching the Animal Mind is a book by animal behaviorist Karen Pryor that explores the science and practice of clicker training and positive reinforcement in animals.
  • 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: Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Triple: [Gregory Bateson, notableWork, Steps to an Ecology of Mind]
Generated description
Steps to an Ecology of Mind is a seminal 1972 collection of essays by anthropologist and systems theorist Gregory Bateson that explores communication, cybernetics, and the interdependence of mind and nature.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steps to an Ecology of Mind
Target entity description: Steps to an Ecology of Mind is a seminal 1972 collection of essays by anthropologist and systems theorist Gregory Bateson that explores communication, cybernetics, and the interdependence of mind and nature.
  • A. Society of Mind
    Society of Mind is a seminal book by Marvin Minsky that proposes a theory of human intelligence as emerging from the interactions of many simple, non-intelligent agents within the mind.
  • B. Monocultures of the Mind
    Monocultures of the Mind is a book by environmental activist Vandana Shiva that critiques industrial agriculture and globalization for eroding biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and cultural diversity.
  • C. The Concept of Mind
    The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
  • D. Homesteading the Noosphere
    Homesteading the Noosphere is an influential essay by Eric S. Raymond that analyzes the culture, motivations, and property norms of the open-source software community.
  • E. Reaching the Animal Mind
    Reaching the Animal Mind is a book by animal behaviorist Karen Pryor that explores the science and practice of clicker training and positive reinforcement in animals.
  • 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_69ad85e285a081908f8cbfa9e2ed9b75 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc4e6147c8190ae358e8cc94f479c completed March 8, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4c3c9e9c08190bd97642ccf39b172 completed March 14, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4c78bca688190bb06f64827285790 completed March 14, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4c7f33dec8190b71ea08cb1d34c32 completed March 14, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:26 p.m.