Too Bad! (short story)
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"Too Bad!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, included in his collection *Robot Visions*, that explores themes related to robotics and human-robot interaction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Too Bad! (short story) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8494516 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Too Bad! (short story) Context triple: [Robot Visions, containsWork, Too Bad! (short story)]
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A.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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B.
Banal Story
"Banal Story" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway included in his 1927 collection *Men Without Women*, noted for its experimental, metafictional narrative style.
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C.
Adultery (short story)
"Adultery" is a short story by Andre Dubus that explores the emotional complexities and moral ambiguities of marital infidelity.
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D.
A Strange Story
A Strange Story is an 1862 supernatural novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that blends occult themes with psychological and philosophical exploration.
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E.
Short Stories (album)
Short Stories is the 1980 debut collaborative album by Jon Anderson of Yes and Greek composer Vangelis, blending progressive rock with electronic and ambient elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Too Bad! (short story) Target entity description: "Too Bad!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, included in his collection *Robot Visions*, that explores themes related to robotics and human-robot interaction.
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A.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
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B.
Banal Story
"Banal Story" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway included in his 1927 collection *Men Without Women*, noted for its experimental, metafictional narrative style.
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C.
Adultery (short story)
"Adultery" is a short story by Andre Dubus that explores the emotional complexities and moral ambiguities of marital infidelity.
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D.
A Strange Story
A Strange Story is an 1862 supernatural novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton that blends occult themes with psychological and philosophical exploration.
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E.
Short Stories (album)
Short Stories is the 1980 debut collaborative album by Jon Anderson of Yes and Greek composer Vangelis, blending progressive rock with electronic and ambient elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| basedOnTechnologyConcept | robots ⓘ |
| collectionEditor | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Isaac Asimov’s robot universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Asimov's positronic robot universe
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | short prose narrative ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Robot Visions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | robot fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| subject |
ethical issues in robotics
ⓘ
interaction between humans and robots ⓘ |
| theme |
human–robot interaction
ⓘ
robotics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Too Bad! (short story) Description of subject: "Too Bad!" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, included in his collection *Robot Visions*, that explores themes related to robotics and human-robot interaction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.