Triple

T783044
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Susan Blackmore E16539 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Meme Machine
The Meme Machine is a popular science book by psychologist Susan Blackmore that explores the concept of memes as units of cultural evolution and their role in shaping human behavior and consciousness.
E92999 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 Meme Machine | Statement: [Susan Blackmore, notableWork, The Meme Machine]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meme Machine
Context triple: [Susan Blackmore, notableWork, The Meme Machine]
  • A. The Burning Giraffe
    The Burning Giraffe is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts distorted human figures and a flaming giraffe against a dreamlike, desolate landscape, often interpreted as reflecting inner psychological conflict and pre-war anxiety.
  • B. The Vine
    The Vine is a public transit service brand used by C-TRAN for its bus and related transportation services in the Vancouver, Washington area.
  • C. "The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist"
    "The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist" is a memoir by South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach recounting his imprisonment and experiences under the apartheid regime.
  • D. The Book of Right-On
    "The Book of Right-On" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and idiosyncratic, poetic lyrics.
  • E. Memed, My Hawk
    "Memed, My Hawk" is a classic Turkish novel by Yaşar Kemal that follows a young villager’s transformation into a legendary bandit and symbol of resistance against feudal oppression.
  • 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 Meme Machine
Triple: [Susan Blackmore, notableWork, The Meme Machine]
Generated description
The Meme Machine is a popular science book by psychologist Susan Blackmore that explores the concept of memes as units of cultural evolution and their role in shaping human behavior and consciousness.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Meme Machine
Target entity description: The Meme Machine is a popular science book by psychologist Susan Blackmore that explores the concept of memes as units of cultural evolution and their role in shaping human behavior and consciousness.
  • A. The Burning Giraffe
    The Burning Giraffe is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that depicts distorted human figures and a flaming giraffe against a dreamlike, desolate landscape, often interpreted as reflecting inner psychological conflict and pre-war anxiety.
  • B. The Vine
    The Vine is a public transit service brand used by C-TRAN for its bus and related transportation services in the Vancouver, Washington area.
  • C. "The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist"
    "The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist" is a memoir by South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach recounting his imprisonment and experiences under the apartheid regime.
  • D. The Book of Right-On
    "The Book of Right-On" is a song by Joanna Newsom, known for its intricate harp accompaniment and idiosyncratic, poetic lyrics.
  • E. Memed, My Hawk
    "Memed, My Hawk" is a classic Turkish novel by Yaşar Kemal that follows a young villager’s transformation into a legendary bandit and symbol of resistance against feudal oppression.
  • 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_69a4936ad1fc81908f190208059ccf78 completed March 1, 2026, 7:28 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a7686d0881908c2a4395059be02c completed March 1, 2026, 8:54 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a6733c2e608190962440d6ef637784 completed March 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a673ccc2308190a887ada146290de8 completed March 3, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a6742d7ba881909385cbc51a2ed7bd completed March 3, 2026, 5:39 a.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:37 p.m.