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

84.0

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 81.6 · P50 84.0 · P90 85.9

Baseline

97.0

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 91.1 · P50 97.0 · P90 101.9

Acceleration

124.5

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 111.3 · P50 124.5 · P90 135.8

Elite Divergence

127.7

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 110.9 · P50 127.7 · P90 143.4

Democratization

102.6

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 95.3 · P50 102.6 · P90 108.8

Open-Source Dominance

109.4

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 100.5 · P50 109.4 · P90 119.0

Regulatory Constriction

79.9

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 78.0 · P50 79.9 · P90 81.5

AGI Emergence

201.1

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 152.1 · P50 201.1 · P90 259.6

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