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

15.0

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 13.8 · P50 15.0 · P90 16.1

Baseline

22.9

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 19.9 · P50 22.9 · P90 25.9

Acceleration

36.7

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 30.8 · P50 36.7 · P90 43.9

Elite Divergence

19.5

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 16.8 · P50 19.5 · P90 22.1

Democratization

44.1

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 35.9 · P50 44.1 · P90 51.8

Open-Source Dominance

46.3

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 37.4 · P50 46.3 · P90 55.7

Regulatory Constriction

14.2

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 12.9 · P50 14.2 · P90 15.4

AGI Emergence

35.6

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 25.9 · P50 35.6 · P90 46.0

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