Triple

T9111415
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Michael Mann (historian) E218608 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Sources of Social Power
The Sources of Social Power is a multi-volume sociological and historical study by Michael Mann that analyzes how ideological, economic, military, and political power have shaped human societies over time.
E779055 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 Sources of Social Power | Statement: [Michael Mann (historian), notableWork, The Sources of Social Power]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sources of Social Power
Context triple: [Michael Mann (historian), notableWork, The Sources of Social Power]
  • A. The Notion of Authority
    The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.
  • B. Foundations of Social Theory
    Foundations of Social Theory is a major sociological work that systematically develops a rational choice framework to explain how individual actions generate larger social structures and institutions.
  • C. The Logic of Collective Action
    The Logic of Collective Action is a seminal work in political economy by Mancur Olson that explains why individuals often fail to act in their collective interest without selective incentives or coercive mechanisms.
  • D. The Power Elite
    The Power Elite is a seminal sociological book by C. Wright Mills that analyzes how a small group of political, corporate, and military leaders dominate power and decision-making in the United States.
  • E. Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations
    Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations is a seminal management book that analyzes how power and political dynamics operate within organizations and how individuals can effectively build and use influence at work.
  • 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 Sources of Social Power
Triple: [Michael Mann (historian), notableWork, The Sources of Social Power]
Generated description
The Sources of Social Power is a multi-volume sociological and historical study by Michael Mann that analyzes how ideological, economic, military, and political power have shaped human societies over time.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Sources of Social Power
Target entity description: The Sources of Social Power is a multi-volume sociological and historical study by Michael Mann that analyzes how ideological, economic, military, and political power have shaped human societies over time.
  • A. The Notion of Authority
    The Notion of Authority is a philosophical work by Alexandre Kojève that analyzes the nature, foundations, and types of authority in social and political life.
  • B. Foundations of Social Theory
    Foundations of Social Theory is a major sociological work that systematically develops a rational choice framework to explain how individual actions generate larger social structures and institutions.
  • C. The Logic of Collective Action
    The Logic of Collective Action is a seminal work in political economy by Mancur Olson that explains why individuals often fail to act in their collective interest without selective incentives or coercive mechanisms.
  • D. The Power Elite
    The Power Elite is a seminal sociological book by C. Wright Mills that analyzes how a small group of political, corporate, and military leaders dominate power and decision-making in the United States.
  • E. Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations
    Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations is a seminal management book that analyzes how power and political dynamics operate within organizations and how individuals can effectively build and use influence at work.
  • 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_69ca83dc94ac8190b9ef42684d36ff39 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cca8495c448190b9bb3803fb2dda70 completed April 1, 2026, 5:08 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d030467b188190a6d99bf2fc65207d completed April 3, 2026, 9:25 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d0316f47c88190920843b469d15069 completed April 3, 2026, 9:30 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d032778adc8190a087497507a6e1ca completed April 3, 2026, 9:34 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:16 p.m.