Triple

T17747490
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Paul Ballard E443024 entity
Predicate themeInvolvement P1256 FINISHED
Object Ethics of mind control
Ethics of mind control is a philosophical and ethical field that examines the moral implications, rights, and responsibilities involved in influencing, manipulating, or controlling human thought and behavior through psychological, technological, or social means.
E1285975 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: Ethics of mind control | Statement: [Paul Ballard, themeInvolvement, Ethics of mind control]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics of mind control
Context triple: [Paul Ballard, themeInvolvement, Ethics of mind control]
  • A. The Ethics of Influence
    The Ethics of Influence is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that examines the moral and political implications of using behavioral science and "nudges" to shape people's choices in public policy and everyday life.
  • B. Universal Mind Control
    Universal Mind Control is a 2008 hip hop album by Common that features a more electronic, experimental sound than his earlier, more traditional rap records.
  • C. Mind Control
    Mind Control is a science fiction novel by Stephen Marley, best known for its blend of psychological suspense and speculative themes.
  • D. Human Enhancement
    Human Enhancement is a philosophical and ethical exploration of how emerging technologies might radically improve human capacities and the profound implications of such transformations.
  • E. The Ethical Equations
    The Ethical Equations is a science fiction story by Murray Leinster that explores moral dilemmas arising from advanced technology and human interaction with alien life.
  • 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: Ethics of mind control
Triple: [Paul Ballard, themeInvolvement, Ethics of mind control]
Generated description
Ethics of mind control is a philosophical and ethical field that examines the moral implications, rights, and responsibilities involved in influencing, manipulating, or controlling human thought and behavior through psychological, technological, or social means.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ethics of mind control
Target entity description: Ethics of mind control is a philosophical and ethical field that examines the moral implications, rights, and responsibilities involved in influencing, manipulating, or controlling human thought and behavior through psychological, technological, or social means.
  • A. The Ethics of Influence
    The Ethics of Influence is a book by legal scholar Cass Sunstein that examines the moral and political implications of using behavioral science and "nudges" to shape people's choices in public policy and everyday life.
  • B. Universal Mind Control
    Universal Mind Control is a 2008 hip hop album by Common that features a more electronic, experimental sound than his earlier, more traditional rap records.
  • C. Mind Control
    Mind Control is a science fiction novel by Stephen Marley, best known for its blend of psychological suspense and speculative themes.
  • D. Human Enhancement
    Human Enhancement is a philosophical and ethical exploration of how emerging technologies might radically improve human capacities and the profound implications of such transformations.
  • E. The Ethical Equations
    The Ethical Equations is a science fiction story by Murray Leinster that explores moral dilemmas arising from advanced technology and human interaction with alien life.
  • 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_69d8b9ed3a2081909b2ec0d4dd2f4c37 completed April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e47ad33160819093c9bbd3c8957314 completed April 19, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a02430296708190a2e68097b69f2f37 completed May 11, 2026, 8:58 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a024810afec8190bfe11b35bb1853ac completed May 11, 2026, 9:20 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0248e4d7548190b23a70068868b2f9 completed May 11, 2026, 9:23 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:10 a.m.