Triple
T15688036
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | second-order cybernetics |
E380252
|
entity |
| Predicate | associatedWith |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Stafford Beer
Stafford Beer was a British theorist and consultant who pioneered the application of cybernetics to management and organizational design, notably through his Viable System Model.
|
E1172304
|
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: Stafford Beer | Statement: [second-order cybernetics, associatedWith, Stafford Beer]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stafford Beer Context triple: [second-order cybernetics, associatedWith, Stafford Beer]
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A.
Jay Forrester
Jay Forrester was an American engineer and systems scientist best known as a pioneer of digital computer memory and the founder of the field of system dynamics at MIT.
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B.
Robert Ennis Turoff
Robert Ennis Turoff is a theatre professional best known as the founder of Florida Studio Theatre, a prominent regional theatre company in Sarasota, Florida.
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C.
Robert L. Rosen
Robert L. Rosen is a film producer best known for his work on the movie "King of the Gypsies."
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D.
Michael Goguen
Michael Goguen is an American animation producer and director best known for his work on numerous superhero and action-oriented animated television series.
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E.
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky was an American cognitive scientist and pioneering artificial intelligence researcher who co-founded MIT's AI Laboratory and made foundational contributions to the theory and philosophy of AI.
- 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: Stafford Beer Triple: [second-order cybernetics, associatedWith, Stafford Beer]
Generated description
Stafford Beer was a British theorist and consultant who pioneered the application of cybernetics to management and organizational design, notably through his Viable System Model.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stafford Beer Target entity description: Stafford Beer was a British theorist and consultant who pioneered the application of cybernetics to management and organizational design, notably through his Viable System Model.
-
A.
Jay Forrester
Jay Forrester was an American engineer and systems scientist best known as a pioneer of digital computer memory and the founder of the field of system dynamics at MIT.
-
B.
Robert Ennis Turoff
Robert Ennis Turoff is a theatre professional best known as the founder of Florida Studio Theatre, a prominent regional theatre company in Sarasota, Florida.
-
C.
Robert L. Rosen
Robert L. Rosen is a film producer best known for his work on the movie "King of the Gypsies."
-
D.
Michael Goguen
Michael Goguen is an American animation producer and director best known for his work on numerous superhero and action-oriented animated television series.
-
E.
Marvin Minsky
Marvin Minsky was an American cognitive scientist and pioneering artificial intelligence researcher who co-founded MIT's AI Laboratory and made foundational contributions to the theory and philosophy of AI.
- 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_69d86d99e860819094b6957cde470f2c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 3:25 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04f4cee5481908699fbb2b7bdd2f6 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff756ffcc88190a72440c7b40711ff |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff75e206a88190aace1904746d061f |
completed | May 9, 2026, 5:58 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff765731bc819089c87cfb36628b01 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 6 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:44 a.m.