Triple

T15498148
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Patrick Flanagan E378876 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object Neurophone
The Neurophone is an experimental electronic device invented by Patrick Flanagan that purportedly transmits sound directly to the brain via the nervous system, bypassing the normal auditory pathways.
E1160060 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: Neurophone | Statement: [Patrick Flanagan, notableWork, Neurophone]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neurophone
Context triple: [Patrick Flanagan, notableWork, Neurophone]
  • A. Paleophone
    The Paleophone was an early conceptual sound-recording and playback device envisioned by French poet and inventor Charles Cros in the 19th century, predating practical phonographs.
  • B. Stetsasonic
    Stetsasonic is an influential Brooklyn-based hip hop group from the 1980s known for pioneering the fusion of live band instrumentation with rap music.
  • C. Chronophone sound system
    The Chronophone sound system was an early synchronized sound-on-disc technology developed in the early 20th century to add recorded audio to motion pictures.
  • D. Audion
    Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
  • E. Parlet
    Parlet was a late-1970s female funk trio formed as an offshoot of George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic collective, known for their soulful vocals and P-Funk sound.
  • 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: Neurophone
Triple: [Patrick Flanagan, notableWork, Neurophone]
Generated description
The Neurophone is an experimental electronic device invented by Patrick Flanagan that purportedly transmits sound directly to the brain via the nervous system, bypassing the normal auditory pathways.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neurophone
Target entity description: The Neurophone is an experimental electronic device invented by Patrick Flanagan that purportedly transmits sound directly to the brain via the nervous system, bypassing the normal auditory pathways.
  • A. Paleophone
    The Paleophone was an early conceptual sound-recording and playback device envisioned by French poet and inventor Charles Cros in the 19th century, predating practical phonographs.
  • B. Stetsasonic
    Stetsasonic is an influential Brooklyn-based hip hop group from the 1980s known for pioneering the fusion of live band instrumentation with rap music.
  • C. Chronophone sound system
    The Chronophone sound system was an early synchronized sound-on-disc technology developed in the early 20th century to add recorded audio to motion pictures.
  • D. Audion
    Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
  • E. Parlet
    Parlet was a late-1970s female funk trio formed as an offshoot of George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic collective, known for their soulful vocals and P-Funk sound.
  • 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_69d85cd53a7c819080f5b9042c4c199e completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03fb0aee081909db1c54349ec8492 completed April 16, 2026, 1:47 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff3667a53c81908be789f99e580265 completed May 9, 2026, 1:28 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff3744ba8c81909989864ba107b93b completed May 9, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff37ee94b081909309062b2d30ede5 completed May 9, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:53 a.m.