Triple
T6858671
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine |
E158217
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entity |
| Predicate | shortTitle |
P38
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cybernetics |
E158217
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Cybernetics | Statement: [Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, shortTitle, Cybernetics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cybernetics Context triple: [Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, shortTitle, Cybernetics]
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A.
Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine
chosen
"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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Technological System
The Technological System is a seminal work by French philosopher and sociologist Jacques Ellul that analyzes how modern technology forms an autonomous, all-encompassing system shaping society, politics, and human behavior.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69c68830cdbc8190a8301c7a9d9f651a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6d8720bd48190adb446130a03d2bf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c72fe79af081909baacbfd4d5e8f24 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 1:33 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:21 p.m.