Triple

T4805337
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Profiles of the Future E106932 entity
Predicate subject P450 FINISHED
Object limits of the possible
"Limits of the possible" is a concept popularized by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke to explore the boundary between current scientific feasibility and future technological breakthroughs.
E469486 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: limits of the possible | Statement: [Profiles of the Future, subject, limits of the possible]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: limits of the possible
Context triple: [Profiles of the Future, subject, limits of the possible]
  • A. the limits of reason
    The limits of reason refers to the idea that rational thought and logical analysis have boundaries beyond which they cannot fully explain, justify, or resolve human experiences, beliefs, or conflicts.
  • B. Beyond the Limits of Thought
    Beyond the Limits of Thought is a seminal philosophical work by Graham Priest that explores logical paradoxes and the boundaries of rational thought, advancing his influential dialetheist view that some contradictions can be true.
  • C. The Limits of Control
    The Limits of Control is a 2009 minimalist crime film directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its meditative pacing, enigmatic narrative, and striking visual style.
  • D. the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
    "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s famous aphorism expressing his view that our capacity to think, understand, and experience reality is bounded by the structure and scope of our language.
  • E. Forever Undecided
    Forever Undecided is a logic puzzle book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through self-referential riddles and dialogues.
  • 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: limits of the possible
Triple: [Profiles of the Future, subject, limits of the possible]
Generated description
"Limits of the possible" is a concept popularized by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke to explore the boundary between current scientific feasibility and future technological breakthroughs.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: limits of the possible
Target entity description: "Limits of the possible" is a concept popularized by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke to explore the boundary between current scientific feasibility and future technological breakthroughs.
  • A. the limits of reason
    The limits of reason refers to the idea that rational thought and logical analysis have boundaries beyond which they cannot fully explain, justify, or resolve human experiences, beliefs, or conflicts.
  • B. Beyond the Limits of Thought
    Beyond the Limits of Thought is a seminal philosophical work by Graham Priest that explores logical paradoxes and the boundaries of rational thought, advancing his influential dialetheist view that some contradictions can be true.
  • C. The Limits of Control
    The Limits of Control is a 2009 minimalist crime film directed by Jim Jarmusch, known for its meditative pacing, enigmatic narrative, and striking visual style.
  • D. the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
    "The limits of my language mean the limits of my world" is Ludwig Wittgenstein’s famous aphorism expressing his view that our capacity to think, understand, and experience reality is bounded by the structure and scope of our language.
  • E. Forever Undecided
    Forever Undecided is a logic puzzle book by Raymond Smullyan that playfully explores Gödel’s incompleteness theorems through self-referential riddles and dialogues.
  • 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_69bd43f6a1e08190bf0a372bfc336ee5 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6c678e58819094cdf18d8c5ea96f completed March 20, 2026, 3:48 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be440706888190a5f62bef629d3777 completed March 21, 2026, 7:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be45e0c5a48190b9e390048c863f06 completed March 21, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be46ef17588190a9bc179029e0a6a0 completed March 21, 2026, 7:21 a.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:23 p.m.