Triple

T15377099
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Darwin Among the Machines E367697 entity
Predicate inspiredBy P9 FINISHED
Object Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"
The Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines" is a 19th-century speculative piece that anticipates ideas about machine evolution and artificial intelligence by suggesting that machines might one day surpass humans through a kind of technological natural selection.
E1152714 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: Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines" | Statement: [Darwin Among the Machines, inspiredBy, Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"
Context triple: [Darwin Among the Machines, inspiredBy, Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"]
  • A. The Machine and the Robot (essay)
    "The Machine and the Robot" is an essay by Isaac Asimov that explores the conceptual and ethical distinctions between simple machines and autonomous robots within his broader vision of robotics.
  • B. Darwin Among the Machines
    "Darwin Among the Machines" is a non-fiction book by George Dyson that explores the historical development and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence and digital evolution.
  • C. Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought
    "Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" is a 1901 futurist work by H. G. Wells in which he predicts how advancing technology and science will reshape society, politics, and everyday life.
  • D. Bentham’s Theory of Fictions
    Bentham’s Theory of Fictions is a scholarly work by C. K. Ogden that analyzes and presents Jeremy Bentham’s philosophical account of “fictions” in language, law, and logic.
  • E. Charles Darwin's later scientific works
    Charles Darwin's later scientific works comprise a series of experimental and theoretical studies that extended his ideas on evolution into areas such as plant physiology, animal behavior, and human emotions.
  • 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: Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"
Triple: [Darwin Among the Machines, inspiredBy, Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"]
Generated description
The Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines" is a 19th-century speculative piece that anticipates ideas about machine evolution and artificial intelligence by suggesting that machines might one day surpass humans through a kind of technological natural selection.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines"
Target entity description: The Samuel Butler essay "Darwin among the Machines" is a 19th-century speculative piece that anticipates ideas about machine evolution and artificial intelligence by suggesting that machines might one day surpass humans through a kind of technological natural selection.
  • A. The Machine and the Robot (essay)
    "The Machine and the Robot" is an essay by Isaac Asimov that explores the conceptual and ethical distinctions between simple machines and autonomous robots within his broader vision of robotics.
  • B. Darwin Among the Machines
    "Darwin Among the Machines" is a non-fiction book by George Dyson that explores the historical development and philosophical implications of artificial intelligence and digital evolution.
  • C. Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought
    "Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress upon Human Life and Thought" is a 1901 futurist work by H. G. Wells in which he predicts how advancing technology and science will reshape society, politics, and everyday life.
  • D. Bentham’s Theory of Fictions
    Bentham’s Theory of Fictions is a scholarly work by C. K. Ogden that analyzes and presents Jeremy Bentham’s philosophical account of “fictions” in language, law, and logic.
  • E. Charles Darwin's later scientific works
    Charles Darwin's later scientific works comprise a series of experimental and theoretical studies that extended his ideas on evolution into areas such as plant physiology, animal behavior, and human emotions.
  • 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_69d85a1551a08190ba2caea7cd51c639 completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03e5ece1081908d7c1289258b9c1f completed April 16, 2026, 1:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff0b56dd1c81909a3933330e85fe0e completed May 9, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff0c1fd2dc8190934b21837f0d8689 completed May 9, 2026, 10:27 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff0c81636c81909536e69b48c5c400 completed May 9, 2026, 10:29 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:18 a.m.