Triple
T22494916
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future |
E556111
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrays |
P264
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms | Statement: [If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future, portrays, Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms Context triple: [If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future, portrays, Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms]
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A.
Manhattan Project legacy in computing
Manhattan Project legacy in computing refers to the profound influence that the wartime nuclear program’s organizational models, technologies, and funding structures had on the emergence and evolution of modern digital computing and large-scale information systems.
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B.
Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
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C.
Xerox PARC technical reports
Xerox PARC technical reports are a series of influential research documents produced at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center that detail pioneering work in computer science, including early graphical user interfaces, networking, and personal computing.
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D.
The Home Computer Revolution
The Home Computer Revolution is a 1970s-era book by hypertext pioneer Ted Nelson that explores the social and cultural implications of emerging personal computer technology.
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E.
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
"If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future" is a historical nonfiction book by Jill Lepore that examines an early data analytics company and its pioneering—and troubling—role in the development of political prediction, targeted advertising, and surveillance capitalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Simulmatics Corporation as a precursor to modern tech firms Target entity description: Simulmatics Corporation was an early data analytics and behavioral prediction company whose pioneering use of computer modeling in politics and marketing foreshadowed the practices of today’s major tech and data firms.
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A.
Manhattan Project legacy in computing
Manhattan Project legacy in computing refers to the profound influence that the wartime nuclear program’s organizational models, technologies, and funding structures had on the emergence and evolution of modern digital computing and large-scale information systems.
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B.
Xerox PARC
Xerox PARC is a pioneering research center renowned for developing foundational technologies of modern computing, including the graphical user interface, laser printing, and Ethernet networking.
-
C.
Xerox PARC technical reports
Xerox PARC technical reports are a series of influential research documents produced at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center that detail pioneering work in computer science, including early graphical user interfaces, networking, and personal computing.
-
D.
The Home Computer Revolution
The Home Computer Revolution is a 1970s-era book by hypertext pioneer Ted Nelson that explores the social and cultural implications of emerging personal computer technology.
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E.
If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
chosen
"If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future" is a historical nonfiction book by Jill Lepore that examines an early data analytics company and its pioneering—and troubling—role in the development of political prediction, targeted advertising, and surveillance capitalism.
- F. None of above.
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_69e11e5445bc8190b6a9481926db3355 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15cb19bac81909bbc2f131186aeea |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.