Triple

T3691058
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gregory Bateson E78342 entity
Predicate influenced P9 FINISHED
Object second-order cybernetics
Second-order cybernetics is a branch of systems theory and cybernetics that focuses on observing and including the observer within the system being studied, emphasizing self-reference, reflexivity, and the role of the observer in constructing reality.
E380252 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: second-order cybernetics | Statement: [Gregory Bateson, influenced, second-order cybernetics]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: second-order cybernetics
Context triple: [Gregory Bateson, influenced, second-order cybernetics]
  • A. The Sciences of the Artificial
    The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
  • B. On the Theory of Objective Mind
    "On the Theory of Objective Mind" is a philosophical work that explores how shared, externalized structures of thought and culture constitute an objective dimension of mind beyond individual subjectivity.
  • C. Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
    "Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine" is Norbert Wiener's foundational 1948 work that established the field of cybernetics by analyzing feedback, control, and communication in biological organisms and machines.
  • D. Philosophia Biou Kybernetes
    Philosophia Biou Kybernetes is an ancient Greek phrase meaning "Love of learning is the guide of life," serving as the motto of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
  • E. critique of instrumental reason
    Critique of instrumental reason is a philosophical concept, associated especially with Theodor W. Adorno and the Frankfurt School, that analyzes how modern rationality becomes a tool for domination and control rather than emancipation.
  • 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: second-order cybernetics
Triple: [Gregory Bateson, influenced, second-order cybernetics]
Generated description
Second-order cybernetics is a branch of systems theory and cybernetics that focuses on observing and including the observer within the system being studied, emphasizing self-reference, reflexivity, and the role of the observer in constructing reality.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: second-order cybernetics
Target entity description: Second-order cybernetics is a branch of systems theory and cybernetics that focuses on observing and including the observer within the system being studied, emphasizing self-reference, reflexivity, and the role of the observer in constructing reality.
  • A. The Sciences of the Artificial
    The Sciences of the Artificial is a seminal 1969 book by Herbert A. Simon that explores the nature, design, and study of artificial systems such as organizations, computers, and complex artifacts.
  • B. On the Theory of Objective Mind
    "On the Theory of Objective Mind" is a philosophical work that explores how shared, externalized structures of thought and culture constitute an objective dimension of mind beyond individual subjectivity.
  • C. Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
    "Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine" is Norbert Wiener's foundational 1948 work that established the field of cybernetics by analyzing feedback, control, and communication in biological organisms and machines.
  • D. Philosophia Biou Kybernetes
    Philosophia Biou Kybernetes is an ancient Greek phrase meaning "Love of learning is the guide of life," serving as the motto of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
  • E. critique of instrumental reason
    Critique of instrumental reason is a philosophical concept, associated especially with Theodor W. Adorno and the Frankfurt School, that analyzes how modern rationality becomes a tool for domination and control rather than emancipation.
  • 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_69ad85e285a081908f8cbfa9e2ed9b75 completed March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adc4e6147c8190ae358e8cc94f479c completed March 8, 2026, 6:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b4c3c9e9c08190bd97642ccf39b172 completed March 14, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b4c78bca688190bb06f64827285790 completed March 14, 2026, 2:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b4c7f33dec8190b71ea08cb1d34c32 completed March 14, 2026, 2:29 a.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:26 p.m.