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Eight different futures for Belgium out to 2040 — each a 'what if things go this way' line. They're possibilities, not predictions.Eight scenarios for Belgium's Cognitive Coefficient to 2040 — each the median (P50) path under different assumptions about diffusion, governance, and concentration.Eight scenario trajectories for Belgium's CC to 2040 — each the P50 of a Monte-Carlo bounded-growth model under distinct assumptions about diffusion rate, governance, and concentration. Scenarios, not probabilistic forecasts.

Every line is a scenario, not a forecast. CC trajectories use a saturating bounded-growth curve with Monte-Carlo uncertainty bands (occupation projections use Bass diffusion). We never claim a single future will occur.

CC trajectories — all scenarios (P50)

ConservativeBaselineAccelerationElite DivergenceDemocratizationOpen-Source DominanceRegulatory ConstrictionAGI Emergence

Conservative

68.8

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 66.8 · P50 68.8 · P90 70.5

Baseline

79.7

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 75.1 · P50 79.7 · P90 84.0

Acceleration

102.5

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 91.0 · P50 102.5 · P90 112.9

Elite Divergence

94.0

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 85.0 · P50 94.0 · P90 103.6

Democratization

93.8

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 86.9 · P50 93.8 · P90 101.1

Open-Source Dominance

98.9

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 89.3 · P50 98.9 · P90 108.3

Regulatory Constriction

66.2

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 64.8 · P50 66.2 · P90 67.7

AGI Emergence

144.4

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 110.3 · P50 144.4 · P90 177.7

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