Triple

T8494535
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Robot Visions E201063 entity
Predicate containsWork P2011 FINISHED
Object The Robot as Friend (essay)
"The Robot as Friend" is an essay from Isaac Asimov’s collection *Robot Visions* that explores the potential for robots to become trusted companions and beneficial partners to humans.
E737319 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 Robot as Friend (essay) | Statement: [Robot Visions, containsWork, The Robot as Friend (essay)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Robot as Friend (essay)
Context triple: [Robot Visions, containsWork, The Robot as Friend (essay)]
  • A. Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us
    Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us is a popular science book exploring the future of robotics and artificial intelligence and their impact on human society.
  • B. The Complete Robot
    The Complete Robot is a collection of Isaac Asimov’s robot-themed short stories that helped define his famous Three Laws of Robotics and shape modern science fiction.
  • C. The Rest of the Robots
    The Rest of the Robots is a science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that gathers many of his classic robot tales exploring the implications of the Three Laws of Robotics.
  • D. Ima Robot
    Ima Robot is an American rock band known for its eclectic blend of punk, new wave, and electronic influences, as well as for its energetic, quirky style.
  • E. Robot Dreams
    Robot Dreams is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the ethical and emotional implications of advanced robotics and artificial intelligence.
  • 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 Robot as Friend (essay)
Triple: [Robot Visions, containsWork, The Robot as Friend (essay)]
Generated description
"The Robot as Friend" is an essay from Isaac Asimov’s collection *Robot Visions* that explores the potential for robots to become trusted companions and beneficial partners to humans.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Robot as Friend (essay)
Target entity description: "The Robot as Friend" is an essay from Isaac Asimov’s collection *Robot Visions* that explores the potential for robots to become trusted companions and beneficial partners to humans.
  • A. Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us
    Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us is a popular science book exploring the future of robotics and artificial intelligence and their impact on human society.
  • B. The Complete Robot
    The Complete Robot is a collection of Isaac Asimov’s robot-themed short stories that helped define his famous Three Laws of Robotics and shape modern science fiction.
  • C. The Rest of the Robots
    The Rest of the Robots is a science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that gathers many of his classic robot tales exploring the implications of the Three Laws of Robotics.
  • D. Ima Robot
    Ima Robot is an American rock band known for its eclectic blend of punk, new wave, and electronic influences, as well as for its energetic, quirky style.
  • E. Robot Dreams
    Robot Dreams is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the ethical and emotional implications of advanced robotics and artificial intelligence.
  • 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_69cbe57c01f881908cb77c8c834ac08d completed March 31, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ce3a6117988190b8c667d4263f3e86 completed April 2, 2026, 9:44 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ce3d0323248190a076a209df98c96c completed April 2, 2026, 9:55 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ce3d7909f48190a46f58fca75d7740 completed April 2, 2026, 9:57 a.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:13 p.m.