Triple
T18086111
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marshall McLuhan |
E432837
|
entity |
| Predicate | knownFor |
P22
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FINISHED |
| Object | the phrase "the medium is the message" |
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NE NERFINISHED |
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: the phrase "the medium is the message" | Statement: [Marshall McLuhan, knownFor, the phrase "the medium is the message"]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the phrase "the medium is the message" Context triple: [Marshall McLuhan, knownFor, the phrase "the medium is the message"]
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A.
The Medium is the Message (conceptual influence)
chosen
"The Medium is the Message" is Marshall McLuhan’s influential media theory concept asserting that the form of a medium shapes and controls the scale and impact of the message it conveys.
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B.
Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan
Sense and Nonsense of McLuhan is a critical study by Sidney Finkelstein that analyzes and challenges the media theories of Marshall McLuhan.
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C.
Theory of communication
"Theory of Communication" is a seminal work by physicist Dennis Gabor that laid foundational ideas for information theory and signal processing, particularly through his development of the concept of the information capacity of communication channels.
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D.
The Process and Effects of Mass Communication
The Process and Effects of Mass Communication is a foundational scholarly work in communication studies that systematically examines how mass media operate, influence audiences, and shape society.
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E.
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
"Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media" is a seminal work of media criticism that argues mainstream news outlets serve elite interests by shaping and filtering information to manufacture public consent for prevailing power structures.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (2 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_69d8b907d05c819083cc3bd6021089e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4d9fdb00c8190b4769699e94c8941 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:27 a.m.