Triple
T14327691
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bill Joy |
E355254
|
entity |
| Predicate | authored |
P80
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FINISHED |
| Object | Why the future doesn’t need us |
E355256
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Why the future doesn’t need us | Statement: [Bill Joy, authored, Why the future doesn’t need us]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Why the future doesn’t need us Context triple: [Bill Joy, authored, Why the future doesn’t need us]
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A.
Why the future doesn’t need us
chosen
"Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us" is a widely discussed 2000 essay by technologist Bill Joy warning that advances in robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology could pose existential risks to humanity.
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B.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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C.
The Future Needs Us
The Future Needs Us is a work whose title suggests a forward-looking call to action about humanity’s responsibility in shaping the future.
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D.
On the Future: Prospects for Humanity
"On the Future: Prospects for Humanity" is a nonfiction book by astrophysicist Martin Rees that explores the major scientific, technological, and existential challenges and opportunities facing humanity in the coming centuries.
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E.
Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine
"Hello World: How to be Human in the Age of the Machine" is a popular science book by mathematician Hannah Fry that explores how algorithms shape modern life and examines the balance between human judgment and machine decision-making.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d8278fa2108190bc0d0e7939c1eb03 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69de8c1c3e70819084b6728ac5c18561 |
completed | April 14, 2026, 6:49 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fd46927af48190b91095d852fcacbe |
completed | May 8, 2026, 2:12 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:13 a.m.