Triple

T7050408
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Gleick E163749 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the development of information theory and its profound impact on science, technology, and culture.
E639447 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 Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood | Statement: [James Gleick, notableWork, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Context triple: [James Gleick, notableWork, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood]
  • A. Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
    Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
    "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
  • D. Power in the Global Information Age
    "Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
  • E. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
    An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise is a classic, accessible textbook that explains the fundamental concepts of information theory, communication, and coding for a broad scientific and engineering audience.
  • 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 Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Triple: [James Gleick, notableWork, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood]
Generated description
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the development of information theory and its profound impact on science, technology, and culture.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Target entity description: The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood is a nonfiction book by James Gleick that explores the development of information theory and its profound impact on science, technology, and culture.
  • A. Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
    Turing’s Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe is a historical and philosophical exploration of the early development of computers and the digital age, centered on John von Neumann and the origins of modern computing at the Institute for Advanced Study.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
    "Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
  • D. Power in the Global Information Age
    "Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
  • E. An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise
    An Introduction to Information Theory: Symbols, Signals and Noise is a classic, accessible textbook that explains the fundamental concepts of information theory, communication, and coding for a broad scientific and engineering audience.
  • 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_69c6885f598c8190b6b6495c59d8d962 completed March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c6e24e7e20819099dc8f7fa37c4491 completed March 27, 2026, 8:02 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c7888bba9c8190b6414b56e5588ec0 completed March 28, 2026, 7:51 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c788f292a08190bf3543ecfc245d12 completed March 28, 2026, 7:53 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c789a6ea988190ad2db2442f0a5e8f completed March 28, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:37 p.m.