# Plato 21

> A scenario about AI and democracy in four parts: the trial of Socrates and
> the old warnings, the documented modern record of machine persuasion (cited),
> a month-by-month forecast to March 2031, and a counterfactual epilogue from 2034.

- [Full scenario as markdown](/agents/scenario.md): the complete text with sources
- [Executive summary](/summary): the claim and five asks for policy makers
- [About](/about): method, fictional-actor disclaimer, contact

Part 0 and Part I are documented history; every factual claim is footnoted.
Part II is fiction: Prometheus, Aegis, Tianji, and Veldova are fictional actors.