Triple

T482622
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Tim Wu E9802 entity
Predicate hasWritten P2831 FINISHED
Object The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
E60162 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 Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires | Statement: [Tim Wu, hasWritten, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Context triple: [Tim Wu, hasWritten, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires]
  • A. Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
    "Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
  • B. The Future of Ideas
    The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
  • C. Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
    "Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
  • D. No Logo
    No Logo is a landmark anti-corporate globalization book by Naomi Klein that critiques brand-driven consumer culture and the power of multinational corporations.
  • E. The Myth of the Liberal Media
    The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
  • 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 Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Triple: [Tim Wu, hasWritten, The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires]
Generated description
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
Target entity description: The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
  • A. Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free
    "Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free" is a nonfiction book by Cory Doctorow that critiques modern copyright and digital rights regimes while advocating for open culture and user freedoms in the digital age.
  • B. The Future of Ideas
    The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
  • C. Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
    "Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
  • D. No Logo
    No Logo is a landmark anti-corporate globalization book by Naomi Klein that critiques brand-driven consumer culture and the power of multinational corporations.
  • E. The Myth of the Liberal Media
    The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
  • 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_69a2e802e2908190ab17c9479e0b6412 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2f05a7f6c819082b4a5a3e69468a6 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a46c622e648190b6d687fb8efa2123 completed March 1, 2026, 4:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a46dd72a8c8190b93f4cc323eddf10 completed March 1, 2026, 4:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a46e24aaa48190bd7a1337f9257f83 completed March 1, 2026, 4:49 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.