Triple

T26949

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Claude Shannon	`E539`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	A Mathematical Theory of Communication A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.	`E1169`	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: A Mathematical Theory of Communication | Statement: [Claude Shannon, notableWork, A Mathematical Theory of Communication]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Context triple: [Claude Shannon, notableWork, A Mathematical Theory of Communication]

A. The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
B. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
C. Proceedings of the IRE
Proceedings of the IRE was the flagship technical journal of the Institute of Radio Engineers, publishing influential research in radio, electronics, and early electrical engineering.
D. Man-Computer Symbiosis
Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
E. Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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: A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Triple: [Claude Shannon, notableWork, A Mathematical Theory of Communication]

Generated description

A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Mathematical Theory of Communication
Target entity description: A Mathematical Theory of Communication is Claude Shannon’s landmark 1948 paper that founded information theory by rigorously defining concepts like information, entropy, and channel capacity.

A. The Computer as a Communication Device
"The Computer as a Communication Device" is a seminal 1968 essay by J.C.R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, networked computing as a medium for human collaboration and communication, foreshadowing the modern internet.
B. As We May Think
As We May Think is a seminal 1945 essay by Vannevar Bush that envisioned hypertext-like information systems and profoundly influenced the development of modern computing and the internet.
C. Proceedings of the IRE
Proceedings of the IRE was the flagship technical journal of the Institute of Radio Engineers, publishing influential research in radio, electronics, and early electrical engineering.
D. Man-Computer Symbiosis
Man-Computer Symbiosis is a seminal 1960 essay by J. C. R. Licklider that envisioned interactive, cooperative partnerships between humans and computers, laying conceptual foundations for modern interactive computing and the internet.
E. Syntactic Structures
Syntactic Structures is a landmark 1957 book by linguist Noam Chomsky that revolutionized the study of language by introducing generative grammar and challenging behaviorist views of linguistics.
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_69a243b4ac2c8190b93c303df797b7b2`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69a246776cf48190aca9855cb07e8d89`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:35 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69a248e9961c8190a65bacb26fbc16e7`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69a2494198908190a6dd6f5ea5404f3f`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:47 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69a249f826108190afb1dc9a7017d1b6`	completed	Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.

Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 a.m.