Triple
T1578887
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Timothy McVeigh |
E33716
|
entity |
| Predicate | coConspirator |
P6701
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Michael Fortier
Michael Fortier is an American former associate of Timothy McVeigh who became known for his involvement in and testimony about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
|
E194102
|
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: Michael Fortier | Statement: [Timothy McVeigh, coConspirator, Michael Fortier]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Fortier Context triple: [Timothy McVeigh, coConspirator, Michael Fortier]
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A.
Mark Gastineau
Mark Gastineau is a former American football defensive end best known as a star pass rusher for the New York Jets in the 1980s and a key member of the famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line.
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B.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
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C.
Michael Athans
Michael Athans was a prominent control theorist and MIT professor known for his pioneering contributions to modern control theory and systems engineering.
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D.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
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E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- 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: Michael Fortier Triple: [Timothy McVeigh, coConspirator, Michael Fortier]
Generated description
Michael Fortier is an American former associate of Timothy McVeigh who became known for his involvement in and testimony about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Fortier Target entity description: Michael Fortier is an American former associate of Timothy McVeigh who became known for his involvement in and testimony about the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
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A.
Mark Gastineau
Mark Gastineau is a former American football defensive end best known as a star pass rusher for the New York Jets in the 1980s and a key member of the famed "New York Sack Exchange" defensive line.
-
B.
Eric Thibault
Eric Thibault is a professional basketball coach best known for leading the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
-
C.
Michael Athans
Michael Athans was a prominent control theorist and MIT professor known for his pioneering contributions to modern control theory and systems engineering.
-
D.
Andrew D. Martin
Andrew D. Martin is an American political scientist and academic administrator who serves as the chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.
-
E.
Michael V. Drake
Michael V. Drake is an American academic leader and physician who has served as president of both The Ohio State University and the University of California system.
- 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_69a885f27a4c8190a4622252cdf54c00 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a908d67bd08190afa8c504ed5273ee |
completed | March 5, 2026, 4:38 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8ab5e8b88190b95af87391e5bb16 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad95738df081909e56178cc1e0ab74 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad97a1a44c8190a9d8fe05837ec9ff |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:37 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:27 p.m.