Triple
T6054475
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Philo of Byzantium |
E134874
|
entity |
| Predicate | alternateName |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Philo Mechanicus
Philo Mechanicus was an ancient Greek engineer and writer from Byzantium known for his influential treatises on mechanics, artillery, and military technology.
|
E563970
|
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: Philo Mechanicus | Statement: [Philo of Byzantium, alternateName, Philo Mechanicus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philo Mechanicus Context triple: [Philo of Byzantium, alternateName, Philo Mechanicus]
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A.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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B.
The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts
The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts is a painting by Dutch Mannerist artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies and celebrates various crafts and trades through symbolic figures and objects.
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C.
Somnium Scipionis
Somnium Scipionis is a philosophical dream-vision from Cicero’s De re publica that explores the soul’s immortality, cosmic order, and the rewards of virtuous public service.
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D.
La Scienza Nuova
La Scienza Nuova is Giambattista Vico’s seminal philosophical treatise that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays the foundations for modern philosophy of history and cultural anthropology.
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E.
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices is a 13th-century illustrated manuscript that systematically documents Al-Jazari’s innovative automata, clocks, and mechanical inventions, making it a foundational work in the history of engineering.
- 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: Philo Mechanicus Triple: [Philo of Byzantium, alternateName, Philo Mechanicus]
Generated description
Philo Mechanicus was an ancient Greek engineer and writer from Byzantium known for his influential treatises on mechanics, artillery, and military technology.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Philo Mechanicus Target entity description: Philo Mechanicus was an ancient Greek engineer and writer from Byzantium known for his influential treatises on mechanics, artillery, and military technology.
-
A.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
-
B.
The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts
The Allegory of the Mechanical Arts is a painting by Dutch Mannerist artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies and celebrates various crafts and trades through symbolic figures and objects.
-
C.
Somnium Scipionis
Somnium Scipionis is a philosophical dream-vision from Cicero’s De re publica that explores the soul’s immortality, cosmic order, and the rewards of virtuous public service.
-
D.
La Scienza Nuova
La Scienza Nuova is Giambattista Vico’s seminal philosophical treatise that proposes a cyclical theory of history and lays the foundations for modern philosophy of history and cultural anthropology.
-
E.
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices
The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices is a 13th-century illustrated manuscript that systematically documents Al-Jazari’s innovative automata, clocks, and mechanical inventions, making it a foundational work in the history of engineering.
- 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_69c00877b6d4819096b0e163728b73a3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c05708fda48190ad3d1860969ebb6a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c113ac051c8190b2b8a4985948d8e0 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c114ad4fb48190a47a77affa0c4940 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:23 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c1151f66e48190975e5c9e9b98895a |
completed | March 23, 2026, 10:25 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:09 p.m.