Triple
T7800219
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Terry Nichols |
E180411
|
entity |
| Predicate | coConspirator |
P6701
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Michael Fortier |
E194102
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: [Terry Nichols, coConspirator, Michael Fortier]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Fortier Context triple: [Terry Nichols, coConspirator, Michael Fortier]
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A.
Michael Fortier
chosen
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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B.
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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C.
Ian La Frenais
Ian La Frenais is a British screenwriter best known for co-creating classic TV comedies such as "Porridge" and "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet," and for his long-time writing partnership with Dick Clement.
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D.
W. Blake Herron
W. Blake Herron was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the hit espionage thriller film "The Bourne Identity."
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E.
Robert Fortier
Robert Fortier was an American actor known for his character roles in film and television during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca827e50cc8190a92a733577184938 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cae98765c48190b325eee67bd663fc |
completed | March 30, 2026, 9:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cb5a24692c8190ade15140fd2b9499 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 5:22 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 4:33 p.m.