Triple
T8492857
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Three Laws of Robotics |
E201014
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasVariant |
P455
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Zeroth Law of Robotics
The Zeroth Law of Robotics is an additional principle introduced by Isaac Asimov that prioritizes the protection of humanity as a whole above the safety or obedience of individual humans.
|
E740489
|
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: Zeroth Law of Robotics | Statement: [Three Laws of Robotics, hasVariant, Zeroth Law of Robotics]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeroth Law of Robotics Context triple: [Three Laws of Robotics, hasVariant, Zeroth Law of Robotics]
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A.
Three Laws of Robotics
The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of fictional ethical rules devised by Isaac Asimov to govern the behavior of intelligent robots and prevent them from harming humans.
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B.
Clarke's three laws
Clarke's three laws are a set of aphorisms about science and technology, most famously stating that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
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C.
The New Laws of Robotics (essay)
"The New Laws of Robotics" is an essay by Isaac Asimov that revisits and updates his famous Three Laws of Robotics to address more complex ethical and technological issues in human-robot interaction.
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D.
Asimov's positronic robot universe
Asimov's positronic robot universe is the shared fictional setting of Isaac Asimov’s robot and early Foundation stories, defined by the Three Laws of Robotics and the societal impact of intelligent positronic robots on humanity’s future.
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E.
Prime Directive
The Prime Directive is Starfleet’s fundamental non-interference policy that forbids its members from influencing the natural development of alien civilizations, especially those that are pre-warp.
- 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: Zeroth Law of Robotics Triple: [Three Laws of Robotics, hasVariant, Zeroth Law of Robotics]
Generated description
The Zeroth Law of Robotics is an additional principle introduced by Isaac Asimov that prioritizes the protection of humanity as a whole above the safety or obedience of individual humans.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zeroth Law of Robotics Target entity description: The Zeroth Law of Robotics is an additional principle introduced by Isaac Asimov that prioritizes the protection of humanity as a whole above the safety or obedience of individual humans.
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A.
Three Laws of Robotics
The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of fictional ethical rules devised by Isaac Asimov to govern the behavior of intelligent robots and prevent them from harming humans.
-
B.
Clarke's three laws
Clarke's three laws are a set of aphorisms about science and technology, most famously stating that "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
-
C.
The New Laws of Robotics (essay)
"The New Laws of Robotics" is an essay by Isaac Asimov that revisits and updates his famous Three Laws of Robotics to address more complex ethical and technological issues in human-robot interaction.
-
D.
Asimov's positronic robot universe
Asimov's positronic robot universe is the shared fictional setting of Isaac Asimov’s robot and early Foundation stories, defined by the Three Laws of Robotics and the societal impact of intelligent positronic robots on humanity’s future.
-
E.
Prime Directive
The Prime Directive is Starfleet’s fundamental non-interference policy that forbids its members from influencing the natural development of alien civilizations, especially those that are pre-warp.
- 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_69ca831ee390819095fae73400bbfafc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe55cf5dc81908cad31ac53e15b46 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce6d120f8c819088a1d9b23b621939 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:20 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce6e66c5e48190badcc5e075892006 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce6f0cc434819089e78d24dfee5361 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 1:28 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.