Triple

T431699
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Herbert A. Simon E9726 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object 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.
 E54408 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 Sciences of the Artificial | Statement: [Herbert A. Simon, notableWork, The Sciences of the Artificial]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Sciences of the Artificial
Context triple: [Herbert A. Simon, notableWork, The Sciences of the Artificial]
  • A. 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.
  • 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. The Dragons of Eden
    The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
  • D. The Advancement of Learning
    The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
  • E. Science and Human Behavior
    Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
  • 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 Sciences of the Artificial
Triple: [Herbert A. Simon, notableWork, The Sciences of the Artificial]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: The Sciences of the Artificial
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 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.
  • 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. The Dragons of Eden
    The Dragons of Eden is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1977 book by Carl Sagan that explores the evolution of human intelligence and the brain through a blend of science, anthropology, and speculative thought.
  • D. The Advancement of Learning
    The Advancement of Learning is a 1605 philosophical treatise by Francis Bacon that argues for the systematic reform and expansion of human knowledge through empirical inquiry and the scientific method.
  • E. Science and Human Behavior
    Science and Human Behavior is a foundational book by B. F. Skinner that systematically presents the principles of behaviorism and their application to understanding and predicting human actions.
  • 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_69a2e801e1d48190b505d1dd336b52ac completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2eef07e748190b05392778f3de980 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a42f6938a08190a6c1433242832dea completed March 1, 2026, 12:22 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a43038d2348190a348e6661d27dde4 completed March 1, 2026, 12:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a430f6c6f88190b5aecfe3c4c8957d completed March 1, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.