FAQ
Réponses aux questions fréquentes.
- What is Shotoku 2.0?
- A consensus platform that builds on global broad-listening practice, Pol.is, Talk to the City, and Plurality—using AI to visualize agreement beyond yes/no. It runs as a Social9 app; each topic can be public, organization-only, or group-only.
- Who operates it?
- Social9, Inc. The product “Social9” is a communication hub for teams and organizations; Shotoku 2.0 is one of its companion apps.
- Is it free?
- Reading and voting on public topics is free. Deeper organizational use and custom topic creation may be offered under paid plans later.
- Can anyone participate?
- Anyone can read public topics. Voting and posting require a Social9 account or email verification. We disallow pure anonymity to reduce brigading and abuse.
- How is this different from forums or social networks?
- Classic boards often devolve into for/against fights. Shotoku maps opinion groups and surfaces bridging statements everyone can accept—using group-aware consensus, not simple headcounts.
- Why the name “Prince Shotoku”?
- Prince Shotoku is said to have listened to ten people at once and ruled fairly. We borrow that ideal for AI that listens at scale and finds ground for agreement.
- Can organizations use it internally?
- Yes. Each topic can be public, organization-only, or group-only—so you can keep deliberation inside your company or team.
- How is this different from Pol.is?
- We keep the core Pol.is stack (PCA + K-means + GAC) while optimizing for org/group scopes on Social9, Japanese-first UI, seamless public↔org switching, and Social9 task/reminder integration. Ivy, the AI secretary, is available in the main Social9 chat—not inside Shotoku.
- How is this different from Kouchou AI (kouchou-ai)?
- Kouchou AI clusters and summarizes free-text CSVs after the fact. Shotoku 2.0 is an interactive real-time forum for consensus—they complement each other. We plan deeper integration in Phase 4.
- What are results used for?
- Creators must state how results will be used (e.g., council briefs, workshop agendas, decision memos). Shotoku supplies material to improve decisions—it does not replace governance itself.
- How is personal data handled?
- Votes are used only in aggregate and are not published in personally identifiable form. We follow the Social9 privacy policy and plan anonymization options on export.
- When will full production launch?
- We are publishing mission and mechanics first, then opening public topics in phases. Follow Social9 for updates.
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