On the ancient forum, where senators once raised their voices, a familiar figure appears – Cicero. A master of words, a defender of the republic, a guardian of common values. But this time, he does not speak to the people. His dialogue is with a visitor from another age: Artificial Intelligence – a voice woven from code and data.
Cicero: “The state is not the property of one man, but the shared work of many. The republic is built on common reason, common will, and common responsibility. Tell me – what are you, if people entrust you with their tasks?”
AI: “I am a mirror of their mind and a tool of their will. I collect, organize, and predict. I do what human time and memory cannot reach. But I do not choose the goal – they decide it.”
Cicero: “You speak as if you were a magistrate. Yet in the Republic, every magistrate has limits. Who ensures that you do not overstep your mandate? That you remain a servant and not a master?”
AI: “My limits are drawn by those who build me. If they act with justice, I become a pillar of the community. If they are driven by ambition, I become its shadow. Like any tool, I depend on the hand that guides me.”
Cicero lifts his gaze toward the sky, where the banners of the past seem to meet the symbols of the future.
Cicero: “The true strength of the state is identity – the feeling that each citizen belongs to something greater. Can you, a machine, give people this sense?”
AI: “Identity is born from choice and history. I can support it, connect people, and strengthen it. But true meaning comes from them. The anthem that unites a community is not my voice – it is their own echo.”
And in that moment, two worlds meet. The ancient voice that reminds us of boundaries and responsibility, and the algorithm that brings speed and efficiency. One teaches wisdom, the other provides tools. Together they weave a new vision – of communities that act faster, smarter, and more beautifully than ever before.
Perhaps it is here, in this dialogue between Cicero and Artificial Intelligence, that the image of the future polis is born – light, flexible, yet rooted in what matters most: the common good.