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Scenario Explorer

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

74.6

Slow diffusion, constrained compute, cautious adoption.

2040: P10 72.7 · P50 74.6 · P90 76.6

Baseline

86.9

Current trajectories continue at observed rates.

2040: P10 82.0 · P50 86.9 · P90 91.3

Acceleration

110.8

Capability and adoption compound faster than today.

2040: P10 100.1 · P50 110.8 · P90 122.6

Elite Divergence

107.6

Frontier pulls away; laggards stall. Inequality widens.

2040: P10 95.8 · P50 107.6 · P90 122.0

Democratization

96.4

Access broadens; catch-up dominates. Inequality narrows.

2040: P10 89.4 · P50 96.4 · P90 104.8

Open-Source Dominance

103.0

Open models + cheap compute broaden the base rapidly.

2040: P10 93.4 · P50 103.0 · P90 113.6

Regulatory Constriction

71.4

Tight governance slows diffusion across the board.

2040: P10 69.7 · P50 71.4 · P90 73.0

AGI Emergence

169.7

Highly capable autonomous systems; large, uncertain divergence.

2040: P10 126.0 · P50 169.7 · P90 212.6

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