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

52.8

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 50.9 · P50 52.8 · P90 54.3

Baseline

62.9

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 58.5 · P50 62.9 · P90 67.4

Acceleration

82.5

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 73.5 · P50 82.5 · P90 92.3

Elite Divergence

69.2

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 63.0 · P50 69.2 · P90 77.2

Democratization

81.6

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 73.5 · P50 81.6 · P90 88.0

Open-Source Dominance

86.2

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 75.1 · P50 86.2 · P90 95.5

Regulatory Constriction

50.9

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 49.4 · P50 50.9 · P90 52.2

AGI Emergence

106.0

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 82.7 · P50 106.0 · P90 128.0

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