Evidence (short story)
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"Evidence" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores themes of identity and robotics through the ambiguous case of a politician suspected of secretly being a robot.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Evidence (short story) canonical | 1 |
| “Evidence” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8494526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence (short story) Context triple: [Robot Visions, containsWork, Evidence (short story)]
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A.
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film best known for starring Madonna alongside Willem Dafoe in a controversial, sexually explicit murder trial story.
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B.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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C.
On the Witness Stand
On the Witness Stand is a pioneering early 20th-century book on forensic psychology that examines the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the application of psychological principles to legal proceedings.
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D.
Witness
Witness is the 2017 pop studio album by American singer Katy Perry, featuring a more electronic, politically tinged sound and singles like "Chained to the Rhythm."
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E.
Witness
Witness is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Peter Weir, best known for its story about a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder and the detective who protects him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Evidence (short story) Target entity description: "Evidence" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores themes of identity and robotics through the ambiguous case of a politician suspected of secretly being a robot.
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A.
Body of Evidence
Body of Evidence is a 1993 erotic thriller film best known for starring Madonna alongside Willem Dafoe in a controversial, sexually explicit murder trial story.
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B.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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C.
On the Witness Stand
On the Witness Stand is a pioneering early 20th-century book on forensic psychology that examines the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the application of psychological principles to legal proceedings.
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D.
Witness
Witness is the 2017 pop studio album by American singer Katy Perry, featuring a more electronic, politically tinged sound and singles like "Chained to the Rhythm."
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E.
Witness
Witness is a 1985 crime drama film directed by Peter Weir, best known for its story about a young Amish boy who witnesses a murder and the detective who protects him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralQuestion | whether Stephen Byerley is a human or a robot ⓘ |
| character |
Alfred Lanning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bogert NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Byerley NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
difficulty of proving humanity
ⓘ
legal and moral status of robots ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
robot fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAmbiguousEnding | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later robot ethics discussions in science fiction ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | I, Robot (short story collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stephen Byerley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a politician suspected of being a robot ⓘ |
| partOf | I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
ⓘ
ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ identity ⓘ politics ⓘ robotics ⓘ |
| workOf | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Evidence (short story) Description of subject: "Evidence" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores themes of identity and robotics through the ambiguous case of a politician suspected of secretly being a robot.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
“Evidence”