Triple

T5996473
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Nate Silver E133481 entity
Predicate notableWork P4 FINISHED
Object The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise is a book by statistician Nate Silver that explores how to make better predictions by distinguishing meaningful signals from misleading noise in data across fields like politics, economics, and science.
E560725 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 Signal and the Noise | Statement: [Nate Silver, notableWork, The Signal and the Noise]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Signal and the Noise
Context triple: [Nate Silver, notableWork, The Signal and the Noise]
  • A. Symbols, Signals and Noise
    Symbols, Signals and Noise is a classic popular science book by engineer John R. Pierce that introduces the principles of information theory and communication in an accessible way.
  • 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. Fact, Fiction, and Forecast
    Fact, Fiction, and Forecast is a seminal 1954 work of analytic philosophy by Nelson Goodman, best known for introducing the "new riddle of induction" and the concept of "grue."
  • D. The Tipping Point
    The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
  • E. The Tipping Point
    The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
  • 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 Signal and the Noise
Triple: [Nate Silver, notableWork, The Signal and the Noise]
Generated description
The Signal and the Noise is a book by statistician Nate Silver that explores how to make better predictions by distinguishing meaningful signals from misleading noise in data across fields like politics, economics, and science.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Signal and the Noise
Target entity description: The Signal and the Noise is a book by statistician Nate Silver that explores how to make better predictions by distinguishing meaningful signals from misleading noise in data across fields like politics, economics, and science.
  • A. Symbols, Signals and Noise
    Symbols, Signals and Noise is a classic popular science book by engineer John R. Pierce that introduces the principles of information theory and communication in an accessible way.
  • 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. Fact, Fiction, and Forecast
    Fact, Fiction, and Forecast is a seminal 1954 work of analytic philosophy by Nelson Goodman, best known for introducing the "new riddle of induction" and the concept of "grue."
  • D. The Tipping Point
    The Tipping Point is a 2004 studio album by hip-hop band The Roots that blends socially conscious lyrics with live-instrumentation and experimental production.
  • E. The Tipping Point
    The Tipping Point is a bestselling non-fiction book by Malcolm Gladwell that explores how small, seemingly minor actions or events can trigger large-scale social change and trends.
  • 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_69c00870ddbc81909880fa3864f4f38d completed March 22, 2026, 3:19 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c04e963f3c819082dd755e328ab947 completed March 22, 2026, 8:18 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c10876d4d0819083ac7431c8abaedd completed March 23, 2026, 9:31 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c10987f5588190ac9305b84d8916a7 completed March 23, 2026, 9:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c10afbee8081909cf516ae7cda7ccf completed March 23, 2026, 9:42 a.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:05 p.m.