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Eight different futures for Mexico out to 2040 — each a 'what if things go this way' line. They're possibilities, not predictions.Eight scenarios for Mexico's Cognitive Coefficient to 2040 — each the median (P50) path under different assumptions about diffusion, governance, and concentration.Eight scenario trajectories for Mexico'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

41.0

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 39.4 · P50 41.0 · P90 42.4

Baseline

50.3

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 46.6 · P50 50.3 · P90 53.5

Acceleration

67.0

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 59.1 · P50 67.0 · P90 75.5

Elite Divergence

50.5

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 46.4 · P50 50.5 · P90 54.9

Democratization

71.3

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 61.1 · P50 71.3 · P90 79.6

Open-Source Dominance

73.9

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 64.7 · P50 73.9 · P90 85.0

Regulatory Constriction

39.8

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 38.2 · P50 39.8 · P90 41.1

AGI Emergence

74.8

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 59.9 · P50 74.8 · P90 93.4

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