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The same (follow up) response from ChatGPT-4: > "Striking thirteen" refers to the 24-hour clock system, also known as military time, where 1 PM is 13:00, 2 PM
by ghayes 3y ago
The same (follow up) response from ChatGPT-4:
> "Striking thirteen" refers to the 24-hour clock system, also known as military time, where 1 PM is 13:00, 2 PM is 14:00, and so on until 12 midnight is 0:00.
> In the context of George Orwell's "1984," the phrase "the clocks were striking thirteen" is significant for a few reasons. First, it introduces a sense of unease or strangeness for readers accustomed to the 12-hour clock system, where clocks do not strike thirteen. This foreshadows the unusual and unsettling nature of the world to be described in the book. Second, it symbolizes the extensive control of the totalitarian regime in the book, which extends even to the way time is told. Finally, it sets the stage for the novel's exploration of how power can be used to control not only people's actions, but their perceptions of reality.
The Llama response isn't terrible, but the GPT-4 response is better (albeit verbose).
- mdp2021 3y ago"The revolutionary militant went to the bathroom to stress the difficulties of the oppressed masses".
- cosmojg 3y agoI actually prefer Llama 2's response for its conciseness and the fact that analog clocks, even in places which use 24-hour timekeeping, typically count no higher than 12. The existence and nature of "the 24-hour clock system" is irrelevant to explaining the meaning of "striking thirteen" in this particular context. Put another way, at least in this one-off example, Llama 2 demonstrates more context awareness than GPT-4.