Triple
T18086132
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Marshall McLuhan |
E432837
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man
The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man is Marshall McLuhan’s pioneering study of how advertising, mass media, and popular culture shape modern consciousness and social values.
|
E1306005
|
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 Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man | Statement: [Marshall McLuhan, notableWork, The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man Context triple: [Marshall McLuhan, notableWork, The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man]
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A.
The Poetic Principle
The Poetic Principle is an influential critical essay by Edgar Allan Poe in which he articulates his theory of poetry as an art devoted to beauty and emotional effect rather than moral or didactic purpose.
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B.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
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C.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
Fantasia of the Unconscious is a 1922 philosophical and psychological essay by D. H. Lawrence exploring human instincts, the unconscious mind, and critiques of modern civilization.
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D.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
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E.
Daedalus; or, Science and the Future
"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future" is a 1924 speculative science essay by J. B. S. Haldane that explores the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies such as genetic engineering and reproductive control.
- 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 Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man Triple: [Marshall McLuhan, notableWork, The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man]
Generated description
The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man is Marshall McLuhan’s pioneering study of how advertising, mass media, and popular culture shape modern consciousness and social values.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man Target entity description: The Mechanical Bride: Folklore of Industrial Man is Marshall McLuhan’s pioneering study of how advertising, mass media, and popular culture shape modern consciousness and social values.
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A.
The Poetic Principle
The Poetic Principle is an influential critical essay by Edgar Allan Poe in which he articulates his theory of poetry as an art devoted to beauty and emotional effect rather than moral or didactic purpose.
-
B.
The Machine of the World
The Machine of the World is a famous allegorical vision in Luís de Camões’ epic poem *Os Lusíadas*, in which the cosmos and its secrets are revealed to the Portuguese explorers.
-
C.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
Fantasia of the Unconscious is a 1922 philosophical and psychological essay by D. H. Lawrence exploring human instincts, the unconscious mind, and critiques of modern civilization.
-
D.
The Phenomenon of Man
The Phenomenon of Man is a philosophical and theological work by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that explores human evolution and consciousness within a cosmic, spiritually oriented framework.
-
E.
Daedalus; or, Science and the Future
"Daedalus; or, Science and the Future" is a 1924 speculative science essay by J. B. S. Haldane that explores the social and ethical implications of emerging technologies such as genetic engineering and reproductive control.
- 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_69d8b907d05c819083cc3bd6021089e6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4dd150ab88190864be2a722d214b8 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:48 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a035d97912c8190b5d281ddd08de4f1 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 5:04 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a036e9077308190be6e7d228dcf11b4 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 6:16 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a03795b255c8190a84ca0ce2fda4599 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 7:02 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:27 a.m.