Triple
T16202985
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Thomas Metzinger |
E393250
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Ego Tunnel
The Ego Tunnel is a philosophical and neuroscientific book by Thomas Metzinger that explores how consciousness and the sense of self arise from brain processes and why the self is an illusion.
|
E1199647
|
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: The Ego Tunnel | Statement: [Thomas Metzinger, notableWork, The Ego Tunnel]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego Tunnel Context triple: [Thomas Metzinger, notableWork, The Ego Tunnel]
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A.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
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B.
The Tell-Tale Brain
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
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C.
I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores the nature of self, consciousness, and recursion through the concept of self-referential “strange loops.”
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D.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
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E.
A Mind That Found Itself
A Mind That Found Itself is an influential 1908 autobiographical account by Clifford Whittingham Beers that exposed the abuses of mental institutions and helped launch the modern mental health reform movement.
- 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: The Ego Tunnel Triple: [Thomas Metzinger, notableWork, The Ego Tunnel]
Generated description
The Ego Tunnel is a philosophical and neuroscientific book by Thomas Metzinger that explores how consciousness and the sense of self arise from brain processes and why the self is an illusion.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ego Tunnel Target entity description: The Ego Tunnel is a philosophical and neuroscientific book by Thomas Metzinger that explores how consciousness and the sense of self arise from brain processes and why the self is an illusion.
-
A.
Kinds of Minds
Kinds of Minds is a philosophical work by Daniel Dennett that explores the nature and varieties of consciousness and intelligence across humans, animals, and machines.
-
B.
The Tell-Tale Brain
The Tell-Tale Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual brain disorders illuminate the neural basis of human perception, self, and consciousness.
-
C.
I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop is a philosophical and cognitive science book by Douglas Hofstadter that explores the nature of self, consciousness, and recursion through the concept of self-referential “strange loops.”
-
D.
Consciousness Explained
Consciousness Explained is a 1991 book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that presents a influential cognitive and philosophical theory of consciousness grounded in neuroscience and computational models.
-
E.
A Mind That Found Itself
A Mind That Found Itself is an influential 1908 autobiographical account by Clifford Whittingham Beers that exposed the abuses of mental institutions and helped launch the modern mental health reform movement.
- 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_69d87f1f5bd08190bd01cac0d5b9d2ef |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e2270b84408190bfbf68f32bfc5b1a |
completed | April 17, 2026, 12:26 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ffff130bcc8190a965d90e123d2dd9 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a000066aa8c819088014d3f03b0e8cc |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a00012ec15c8190a09e1b37bc560f67 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 3:53 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.