Triple
T12681728
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
E302962
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb that explores how chance, probability, and cognitive biases shape financial markets and everyday life far more than people typically recognize.
|
E997191
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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: Fooled by Randomness | Statement: [Nassim Nicholas Taleb, notableWork, Fooled by Randomness]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fooled by Randomness Context triple: [Nassim Nicholas Taleb, notableWork, Fooled by Randomness]
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A.
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that explains the profound role of probability, randomness, and statistical thinking in everyday life and human decision-making.
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B.
Irrational Exuberance
Irrational Exuberance is an influential book by economist Robert J. Shiller that analyzes speculative bubbles in financial markets and warns about the psychological and structural factors driving asset price overvaluation.
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C.
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Poor Charlie’s Almanack is a widely acclaimed collection of Charlie Munger’s speeches, essays, and wisdom on investing, decision-making, and multidisciplinary thinking.
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D.
The Alchemy of Finance
The Alchemy of Finance is a seminal book by investor George Soros that outlines his theory of reflexivity in markets and its implications for financial speculation and economic cycles.
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E.
The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise is a book by statistician Nate Silver that explores how to make better predictions by distinguishing meaningful signals from misleading noise in data across fields like politics, economics, and science.
- 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: Fooled by Randomness Triple: [Nassim Nicholas Taleb, notableWork, Fooled by Randomness]
Generated description
Fooled by Randomness is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb that explores how chance, probability, and cognitive biases shape financial markets and everyday life far more than people typically recognize.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fooled by Randomness Target entity description: Fooled by Randomness is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb that explores how chance, probability, and cognitive biases shape financial markets and everyday life far more than people typically recognize.
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A.
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is a popular science book by Leonard Mlodinow that explains the profound role of probability, randomness, and statistical thinking in everyday life and human decision-making.
-
B.
Irrational Exuberance
Irrational Exuberance is an influential book by economist Robert J. Shiller that analyzes speculative bubbles in financial markets and warns about the psychological and structural factors driving asset price overvaluation.
-
C.
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Poor Charlie’s Almanack is a widely acclaimed collection of Charlie Munger’s speeches, essays, and wisdom on investing, decision-making, and multidisciplinary thinking.
-
D.
The Alchemy of Finance
The Alchemy of Finance is a seminal book by investor George Soros that outlines his theory of reflexivity in markets and its implications for financial speculation and economic cycles.
-
E.
The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise is a book by statistician Nate Silver that explores how to make better predictions by distinguishing meaningful signals from misleading noise in data across fields like politics, economics, and science.
- 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_69d7bdee64a08190801c6d470aefd723 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d961b32dbc81908101fc5f07e26ed3 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f671a54b008190b02f9585d6c6ff77 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:50 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f67285019c8190be831d3f72cf121f |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f67323a724819092425cdb3a070b96 |
completed | May 2, 2026, 9:56 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:21 p.m.