Triple
T7164952
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Kernighan |
E167041
|
entity |
| Predicate | authorOf |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Understanding the Digital World
"Understanding the Digital World" is an accessible introductory book that explains how computers, the internet, and digital technologies work and affect everyday life.
|
E645523
|
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: Understanding the Digital World | Statement: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Understanding the Digital World]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Understanding the Digital World Context triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Understanding the Digital World]
-
A.
Being Digital
Being Digital is a 1995 book by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte that explores the cultural and technological implications of the shift from analog to digital information.
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B.
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
"Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
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C.
Laws for the Internet Age
Laws for the Internet Age is the subtitle of Cory Doctorow’s nonfiction book "Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free," which explores how copyright, technology, and digital culture intersect in the modern online world.
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D.
Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
"Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
-
E.
Power in the Global Information Age
"Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
- 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: Understanding the Digital World Triple: [Brian Kernighan, authorOf, Understanding the Digital World]
Generated description
"Understanding the Digital World" is an accessible introductory book that explains how computers, the internet, and digital technologies work and affect everyday life.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Understanding the Digital World Target entity description: "Understanding the Digital World" is an accessible introductory book that explains how computers, the internet, and digital technologies work and affect everyday life.
-
A.
Being Digital
Being Digital is a 1995 book by MIT Media Lab co-founder Nicholas Negroponte that explores the cultural and technological implications of the shift from analog to digital information.
-
B.
Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion
"Blown to Bits: Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion" is a non-fiction book that explores how the digital revolution transforms privacy, security, freedom, and everyday life in the information age.
-
C.
Laws for the Internet Age
Laws for the Internet Age is the subtitle of Cory Doctorow’s nonfiction book "Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free," which explores how copyright, technology, and digital culture intersect in the modern online world.
-
D.
Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives
"Dot Complicated: Untangling Our Wired Lives" is a nonfiction book by Randi Zuckerberg that explores the impact of digital technology and social media on modern life and offers guidance on achieving a healthier tech-life balance.
-
E.
Power in the Global Information Age
"Power in the Global Information Age" is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how information technologies are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
- 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_69c68888c10c819095e0383020225758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6e832d2548190aacff0de80dbc268 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7adcc145c8190ba65831ed891a225 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:30 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7ae9111048190b9d68932b15aeab9 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c7af44076481908d770dd92ed55277 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 10:36 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:47 p.m.