Triple
T5913389
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jill Lepore |
E131517
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
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.
|
E556111
|
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: If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future | Statement: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future Context triple: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future]
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A.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
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B.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
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C.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
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D.
The Master Switch
The Master Switch is a nonfiction book by Tim Wu that explores how communication industries tend to cycle between open innovation and closed, monopolistic control.
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E.
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.
- 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: If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future Triple: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future]
Generated description
"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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future Target entity description: "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.
-
A.
A Brief History of the Future
A Brief History of the Future is a book by Mike Moore that explores potential social, political, and technological developments shaping humanity’s long-term future.
-
B.
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires is a nonfiction book that examines the recurring cycle of openness and monopolistic control in communications and information industries throughout modern history.
-
C.
The Future of Ideas
The Future of Ideas is a book by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig that examines how excessive intellectual property regulation threatens innovation, creativity, and the openness of the digital commons.
-
D.
The Master Switch
The Master Switch is a nonfiction book by Tim Wu that explores how communication industries tend to cycle between open innovation and closed, monopolistic control.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69c008593a44819081a07ae0efe6c574 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c037b85c7481908bc9da9d38e02d2b |
completed | March 22, 2026, 6:40 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c0c01ddd30819088571c5b56dbae83 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c0c214d8988190a599d2b65072524f |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:31 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c0c30ef6c88190bb4afa41ae8f6a20 |
completed | March 23, 2026, 4:35 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:59 p.m.